What is the difference between Kobold Skin and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 9 (close). Pale Flesh is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Kobold Skin vs Pale Flesh

Kobold Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #debcab (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 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Flesh is a little lighter, cooler than Kobold Skin.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Kobold Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pale Flesh is a little lighter, cooler than Kobold Skin.

Can I use Kobold Skin instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Kobold Skin is a little darker, 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 Kobold Skin on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Kobold Skin

Kobold Skin vs Cream White (70.766)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Flesh
Kobold Skin vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 9, close
Kobold Skin vs Pale Flesh (74.015)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 10, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Pale Flesh

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

All matches: Kobold Skin equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents