What is the difference between Fair Skin and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 15 (loose). Pale Flesh is a little darker, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fair Skin vs Pale Flesh

Fair Skin

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

Pale Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.015
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c5a38d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pale Flesh is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Fair Skin.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Fair Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Pale Flesh is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Fair Skin.

Can I use Fair Skin instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fair Skin is a little lighter, much 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 Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Fair Skin

Fair Skin vs Rosy Flesh (72.100)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Fair Skin vs Basic Skin Tone (70.815)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Fair Skin vs Athena Skin (72.107)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Pale Flesh

Other Army Painter paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Command KhakiWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Fair Skin
Pale Flesh vs Kobold SkinWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Fair Skin
Pale Flesh vs Amber SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Fair Skin

All matches: Fair Skin equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents