What is the difference between Ancient Stone and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 6 (close). Pale Flesh is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ancient Stone vs Pale Flesh

Ancient Stone

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8c8a8 (estimate)

Pale Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.003
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ebd3b9 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Flesh is a little lighter, warmer than Ancient Stone.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Ancient Stone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Pale Flesh is a little lighter, warmer than Ancient Stone.

Can I use Ancient Stone instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ancient Stone is a little darker, 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 Ancient Stone on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ancient Stone

Ancient Stone vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Ancient Stone vs Off-White (71.270)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Ancient Stone vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Flesh

Other Army Painter paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Quartz SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ancient Stone
Pale Flesh vs Bony SpikesWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ancient Stone
Pale Flesh vs Hobgoblin HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ancient Stone

All matches: Ancient Stone equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents