What is the difference between Cadian Fleshtone and Beige Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Beige Red is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cadian Fleshtone vs Beige Red

Cadian Fleshtone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c07a5a (estimate)

Beige Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.804
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a76548 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Beige Red is a little darker than Cadian Fleshtone.

Can I use Beige Red instead of Cadian Fleshtone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Beige Red is a little darker than Cadian Fleshtone.

Can I use Cadian Fleshtone instead of Beige Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cadian Fleshtone is a little lighter.

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 Cadian Fleshtone on the colour wheel See Beige Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cadian Fleshtone

Cadian Fleshtone vs Elf Skin Tone (72.004)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Beige Red
Cadian Fleshtone vs Burned Flesh (74.002)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 7, close · closer than Beige Red
Cadian Fleshtone vs Tan (72.066)Game Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Citadel paints close to Beige Red

Beige Red vs Deathclaw BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Cadian Fleshtone
Beige Red vs Bugman's GlowColour: Base · ΔE 9, close
Beige Red vs Catachan FleshColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Cadian Fleshtone equivalents · Beige Red equivalents