What is the difference between Camo Sand and Flat Flesh?

ΔE 16 (loose). Flat Flesh is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Camo Sand vs Flat Flesh

Camo Sand

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4043P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ad7d33 (estimate)

Flat Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.955
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #da8c4d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Flat Flesh is a little lighter, warmer than Camo Sand.

Can I use Flat Flesh instead of Camo Sand?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Flat Flesh is a little lighter, warmer than Camo Sand.

Can I use Camo Sand instead of Flat Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Camo Sand 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 Camo Sand on the colour wheel See Flat Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Camo Sand

Camo Sand vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Flat Flesh
Camo Sand vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Flat Flesh
Camo Sand vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Flat Flesh

Other Army Painter paints close to Flat Flesh

Flat Flesh vs Brethil BlushWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Camo Sand
Flat Flesh vs Demigod FlamesWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Camo Sand
Flat Flesh vs Orange MagmaWarpaints Air · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Camo Sand

All matches: Camo Sand equivalents · Flat Flesh equivalents