What is the difference between Carnelian Skin and Frozen Flesh?

ΔE 9 (close). Frozen Flesh is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Carnelian Skin vs Frozen Flesh

Carnelian Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #644245 (estimate)

Frozen Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.010
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #673541 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Frozen Flesh is more saturated, cooler than Carnelian Skin.

Can I use Frozen Flesh instead of Carnelian Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Frozen Flesh is more saturated, cooler than Carnelian Skin.

Can I use Carnelian Skin instead of Frozen Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Carnelian Skin is more muted, warmer.

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 Carnelian Skin on the colour wheel See Frozen Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Carnelian Skin

Carnelian Skin vs Rust (71.080)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Frozen Flesh
Carnelian Skin vs Dark Rose (70.745)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Frozen Flesh
Carnelian Skin vs Flat Brown (70.984)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Frozen Flesh

Other Army Painter paints close to Frozen Flesh

Frozen Flesh vs Mulled BerryWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Carnelian Skin
Frozen Flesh vs Grimoire PurpleWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Carnelian Skin
Frozen Flesh vs Chaotic RedWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Carnelian Skin equivalents · Frozen Flesh equivalents