What is the difference between Rosy Skin and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 18 (loose). Pale Flesh is a little lighter, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rosy Skin vs Pale Flesh

Rosy Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4035P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f49a7d (estimate)

Pale Flesh

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1844
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f3b7a4 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pale Flesh is a little lighter, much more muted than Rosy Skin.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Rosy Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Pale Flesh is a little lighter, much more muted than Rosy Skin.

Can I use Rosy Skin instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rosy Skin is a little darker, much more saturated.

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 Rosy Skin on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Rosy Skin

Rosy Skin vs Elven Flesh (1845)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Rosy Skin vs Light Tan (4118)Opaque Colors · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Pale Flesh
Rosy Skin vs Flesh Rose (3216)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 18, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Ruby SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Rosy Skin
Pale Flesh vs Leopard Stone SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Rosy Skin
Pale Flesh vs Centaur SkinWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Rosy Skin

All matches: Rosy Skin equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents