What is the difference between Quartz Skin and Light Flesh?

ΔE 6 (close). Light Flesh is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Quartz Skin vs Light Flesh

Quartz Skin

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

Light Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.928
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #efc8a5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Flesh is a little darker, more saturated than Quartz Skin.

Can I use Light Flesh instead of Quartz Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Light Flesh is a little darker, more saturated than Quartz Skin.

Can I use Quartz Skin instead of Light Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Quartz Skin is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Light 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 Light Flesh
Quartz Skin vs Elfic Flesh (72.098)Game Color · ΔE 6, close
Quartz Skin vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 7, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Flesh

Light Flesh vs Dorado SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Quartz Skin
Light Flesh vs Corpse PaleWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Quartz Skin
Light Flesh vs Elven FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Quartz Skin

All matches: Quartz Skin equivalents · Light Flesh equivalents