What is the difference between Celestine Skin and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 6 (close). Pale Flesh is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Celestine Skin vs Pale Flesh

Celestine Skin

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Tone Pro
Code: T5
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d9b39b (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 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Flesh is a little darker than Celestine Skin.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Celestine Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Pale Flesh is a little darker than Celestine Skin.

Can I use Celestine Skin instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Celestine Skin 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 Celestine Skin on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Celestine Skin

Celestine Skin vs Light Flesh (70.928)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Celestine Skin vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair
Celestine Skin vs Cream White (70.766)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Ionrach SkinColour: Base · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Celestine Skin
Pale Flesh vs Deepkin FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close
Pale Flesh vs Flayed One FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Celestine Skin equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents