What is the difference between Warm Skin Tone and Flesh Wash?

ΔE 26 (loose). Flesh Wash is noticeably lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Skin Tone vs Flesh Wash

Warm Skin Tone

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4039P
Type: a wash/shade
Swatch: #7d5437 (estimate)

Flesh Wash

Brand: Formula P3
Range: P3 Inks & Washes
Code: 93011
Type: a wash/shade
Swatch: #bd957a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 25.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Flesh Wash is noticeably lighter, more muted than Warm Skin Tone.

Can I use Flesh Wash instead of Warm Skin Tone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 26). Flesh Wash is noticeably lighter, more muted than Warm Skin Tone.

Can I use Warm Skin Tone instead of Flesh Wash?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Skin Tone is noticeably darker, 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 Warm Skin Tone on the colour wheel See Flesh Wash on the colour wheel

Other Formula P3 paints close to Warm Skin Tone

Warm Skin Tone vs Caspian Flesh Wash (93162)P3 Inks & Washes · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Flesh Wash
Warm Skin Tone vs Kossite Flesh Wash (93161)P3 Inks & Washes · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Flesh Wash
Warm Skin Tone vs Muddy Wash (93163)P3 Inks & Washes · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Flesh Wash

Other Army Painter paints close to Flesh Wash

Flesh Wash vs Warm Skin Shade (Vol. 1 Wash)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 26, loose
Flesh Wash vs Soft ToneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 32, loose
Flesh Wash vs Soft Tone (WP4143P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 32, loose

All matches: Warm Skin Tone equivalents · Flesh Wash equivalents