What is the difference between Eldar Flesh and Pale Skin?

ΔE 17 (loose). Pale Skin is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Eldar Flesh vs Pale Skin

Eldar Flesh

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

Pale Skin

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f4c8bf (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pale Skin is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler than Eldar Flesh.

Can I use Pale Skin instead of Eldar Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Pale Skin is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler than Eldar Flesh.

Can I use Eldar Flesh instead of Pale Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Eldar Flesh is noticeably 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 Pale Skin on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Eldar Flesh

Eldar Flesh vs Basic Flesh (SC20)Scalecolor · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Pale Skin
Eldar Flesh vs Light Skin (SC18)Scalecolor · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pale Skin
Eldar Flesh vs Ishtar Pink (SFG07)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pale Skin

Other Citadel paints close to Pale Skin

Pale Skin vs Deepkin FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Eldar Flesh
Pale Skin vs Flayed One FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 17, loose
Pale Skin vs Pallid Wych FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Eldar Flesh equivalents · Pale Skin equivalents