What is the difference between Fair Skin and Eldar Flesh?

ΔE 9 (close). Eldar Flesh is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fair Skin vs Eldar Flesh

Fair Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4055P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e9a48c (estimate)

Eldar Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8a888 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Eldar Flesh is more muted, warmer than Fair Skin.

Can I use Eldar Flesh instead of Fair Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Eldar Flesh is more muted, warmer than Fair Skin.

Can I use Fair Skin instead of Eldar Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fair 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 Fair Skin on the colour wheel See Eldar Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Fair Skin

Fair Skin vs Kislev FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Eldar Flesh
Fair Skin vs Kislev FleshColour: Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Eldar Flesh
Fair Skin vs Flayed One FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Eldar Flesh

Eldar Flesh vs Tanned Skin (WP4142P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Fair Skin
Eldar Flesh vs Kobold SkinWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Fair Skin
Eldar Flesh vs Amber SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Fair Skin

All matches: Fair Skin equivalents · Eldar Flesh equivalents