What is the difference between Ivory White and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 8 (close). Pale Flesh is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ivory White vs Pale Flesh

Ivory White

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 1
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fce2bd (estimate)

Pale Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.003
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ebd3b9 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Flesh is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Ivory White.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Ivory White?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Pale Flesh is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Ivory White.

Can I use Ivory White instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ivory White is a little lighter, 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 Ivory White on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ivory White

Ivory White vs Ice Yellow (70.858)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Ivory White vs Elfic Flesh (72.098)Game Color · ΔE 8, close
Ivory White vs Off-White (71.270)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Quartz SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ivory White
Pale Flesh vs Bony SpikesWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ivory White
Pale Flesh vs Hobgoblin HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ivory White

All matches: Ivory White equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents