What is the difference between Deepkin Flesh and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 8 (close). Pale Flesh is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deepkin Flesh vs Pale Flesh

Deepkin Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8b8a0 (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 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Flesh is a little darker than Deepkin Flesh.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Deepkin Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Pale Flesh is a little darker than Deepkin Flesh.

Can I use Deepkin Flesh instead of Pale Flesh?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Deepkin Flesh

Deepkin Flesh vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Flesh
Deepkin Flesh vs Cream White (70.766)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Deepkin Flesh vs Light Flesh (70.928)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Citadel paints close to Pale Flesh

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

All matches: Deepkin Flesh equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents