What is the difference between Tourmaline Skin and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 15 (loose). Pale Flesh is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tourmaline Skin vs Pale Flesh

Tourmaline Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e39d8b (estimate)

Pale Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.015
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c5a38d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pale Flesh is much more muted, warmer than Tourmaline Skin.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Tourmaline Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Pale Flesh is much more muted, warmer than Tourmaline Skin.

Can I use Tourmaline Skin instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tourmaline Skin is much more saturated, cooler.

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Tourmaline Skin

Tourmaline Skin vs Rosy Flesh (72.100)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pale Flesh
Tourmaline Skin vs Basic Skin Tone (70.815)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Flesh
Tourmaline Skin vs Athena Skin (72.107)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Pale Flesh

Other Army Painter paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Command KhakiWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Tourmaline Skin
Pale Flesh vs Kobold SkinWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Tourmaline Skin
Pale Flesh vs Amber SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Tourmaline Skin

All matches: Tourmaline Skin equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents