What is the difference between Celestine Skin and Light Flesh?

ΔE 14 (fair). Light Flesh is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Celestine Skin vs Light Flesh

Celestine Skin

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Tone Pro
Code: T4
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e2a891 (estimate)

Light Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.928
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #efc8a5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Light Flesh is a little lighter than Celestine Skin.

Can I use Light Flesh instead of Celestine Skin?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Light Flesh is a little lighter than Celestine Skin.

Can I use Celestine Skin instead of Light Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Celestine Skin is a little darker.

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 Celestine Skin on the colour wheel See Light Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Celestine Skin

Celestine Skin vs Rosy Flesh (72.100)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Flesh
Celestine Skin vs Basic Skin Tone (70.815)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Light Flesh
Celestine Skin vs Pale Flesh (74.015)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Light Flesh

Other Citadel paints close to Light Flesh

Light Flesh vs Deepkin FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Celestine Skin
Light Flesh vs Flayed One FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Celestine Skin
Light Flesh vs Eldar FleshColour: Dry · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Celestine Skin

All matches: Celestine Skin equivalents · Light Flesh equivalents