What is the difference between Quartz Skin and Elfic Flesh?

ΔE 6 (close). Elfic Flesh is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Quartz Skin vs Elfic Flesh

Quartz Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f1d4b5 (estimate)

Elfic Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.098
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e9d9c0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Elfic Flesh is more muted, cooler than Quartz Skin.

Can I use Elfic Flesh instead of Quartz Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Elfic Flesh is more muted, cooler than Quartz Skin.

Can I use Quartz Skin instead of Elfic Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Quartz Skin is more saturated, 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 Quartz Skin on the colour wheel See Elfic Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Quartz Skin

Quartz Skin vs Pale Flesh (72.003)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Elfic Flesh
Quartz Skin vs Light Flesh (70.928)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Elfic Flesh
Quartz Skin vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 7, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Elfic Flesh

Elfic Flesh vs Bony SpikesWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Quartz Skin
Elfic Flesh vs Bleached BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Quartz Skin
Elfic Flesh vs Hobgoblin HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Quartz Skin

All matches: Quartz Skin equivalents · Elfic Flesh equivalents