What is the difference between Guilliman Flesh and Fairy Skin?

ΔE 23 (loose). Fairy Skin is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Guilliman Flesh vs Fairy Skin

Guilliman Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Contrast
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #d89a7a (estimate)

Fairy Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.457
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #ae635c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Fairy Skin is noticeably darker, cooler than Guilliman Flesh.

Can I use Fairy Skin instead of Guilliman Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Fairy Skin is noticeably darker, cooler than Guilliman Flesh.

Can I use Guilliman Flesh instead of Fairy Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Guilliman Flesh is noticeably lighter, 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 Guilliman Flesh on the colour wheel See Fairy Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Guilliman Flesh

Guilliman Flesh vs Mummy White (72.449)Xpress Color · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Fairy Skin
Guilliman Flesh vs Khaki Drill (72.451)Xpress Color · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Fairy Skin
Guilliman Flesh vs Bag of Bones (72.450)Xpress Color · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Fairy Skin

Other Citadel paints close to Fairy Skin

Fairy Skin vs Darkoath FleshColour: Contrast · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Guilliman Flesh
Fairy Skin vs Gore-Grunta FurColour: Contrast · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Guilliman Flesh
Fairy Skin vs Fyreslayer FleshColour: Contrast · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Guilliman Flesh

All matches: Guilliman Flesh equivalents · Fairy Skin equivalents