What is the difference between Zombie Flesh and Light Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Light Blue is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Zombie Flesh vs Light Blue

Zombie Flesh

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c0bfa0 (estimate)

Light Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.328
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8c6b2 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Blue is more muted, cooler than Zombie Flesh.

Can I use Light Blue instead of Zombie Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Light Blue is more muted, cooler than Zombie Flesh.

Can I use Zombie Flesh instead of Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zombie Flesh is more saturated, 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 Zombie Flesh on the colour wheel See Light Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Zombie Flesh

Zombie Flesh vs IJA Grey Green (71.326)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Blue
Zombie Flesh vs USAAF Light Gray (71.296)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Blue
Zombie Flesh vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Blue

Light Blue vs Leviathan LightWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close
Light Blue vs Worn StoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close
Light Blue vs Drake ToothWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Zombie Flesh equivalents · Light Blue equivalents