What is the difference between Ash Grey and Cold Flesh?

ΔE 8 (close). Cold Flesh is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ash Grey vs Cold Flesh

Ash Grey

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8f9294 (estimate)

Cold Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.014
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #92868e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cold Flesh is a little darker, more saturated than Ash Grey.

Can I use Cold Flesh instead of Ash Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Cold Flesh is a little darker, more saturated than Ash Grey.

Can I use Ash Grey instead of Cold Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ash Grey is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Ash Grey on the colour wheel See Cold Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ash Grey

Ash Grey vs Pale Blue Grey (71.046)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cold Flesh
Ash Grey vs Light Gray (71.050)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cold Flesh
Ash Grey vs Light Grey (70.990)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cold Flesh

Other Army Painter paints close to Cold Flesh

Cold Flesh vs Cadre GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close
Cold Flesh vs Uniform GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close
Cold Flesh vs Uniform GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Ash Grey equivalents · Cold Flesh equivalents