What is the difference between Tanned Skin and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 7 (close). Pale Flesh is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tanned Skin vs Pale Flesh

Tanned Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4142P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e4aa8e (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 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Flesh is a little lighter, cooler than Tanned Skin.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Tanned Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Pale Flesh is a little lighter, cooler than Tanned Skin.

Can I use Tanned Skin instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tanned 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 Tanned Skin on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Tanned Skin

Tanned Skin vs Parchment (3209)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 15, fair
Tanned Skin vs Deck Grey (1885)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 15, loose
Tanned Skin vs Elven Flesh (1845)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 16, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Pale Flesh

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

All matches: Tanned Skin equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents