Eldar Flesh vs Fair Skin

Eldar Flesh

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Dry
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#d8a888 (estimate)

Fair Skin

Brand
Reaper
Range
Master Series Paints
Code
09047
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#e5c1a2 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fair Skin is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Eldar Flesh.

Can I use Fair Skin instead of Eldar Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Fair Skin is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Eldar Flesh.

Can I use Eldar Flesh instead of Fair Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Eldar Flesh is a little darker, 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 Eldar Flesh on the colour wheel See Fair Skin on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Eldar Flesh

Other Citadel paints close to Fair Skin

All matches: Eldar Flesh equivalents · Fair Skin equivalents

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