What is the difference between Amber Skin and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 6 (close). Pale Flesh is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Amber Skin vs Pale Flesh

Amber Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c7a482 (estimate)

Pale Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.015
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c5a38d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Flesh is more muted, warmer than Amber Skin.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Amber Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Pale Flesh is more muted, warmer than Amber Skin.

Can I use Amber Skin instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Amber Skin is more saturated, cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Amber Skin on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Amber Skin

Amber Skin vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Amber Skin vs Ivory (71.075)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Amber Skin vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 10, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Command KhakiWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Amber Skin
Pale Flesh vs Kobold SkinWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Amber Skin
Pale Flesh vs Urban BuffWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Amber Skin equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents