What is the difference between Pallid Wych Flesh and Character Flesh 1?

ΔE 16 (loose). Character Flesh 1 is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pallid Wych Flesh vs Character Flesh 1

Pallid Wych Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8c8b8 (estimate)

Character Flesh 1

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-111
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fcd8cb (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Character Flesh 1 is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Pallid Wych Flesh.

Can I use Character Flesh 1 instead of Pallid Wych Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Character Flesh 1 is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Pallid Wych Flesh.

Can I use Pallid Wych Flesh instead of Character Flesh 1?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pallid Wych Flesh is a little darker, more muted, cooler.

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 Pallid Wych Flesh on the colour wheel See Character Flesh 1 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Pallid Wych Flesh

Pallid Wych Flesh vs JASDF Radome Gray (C-376)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Character Flesh 1
Pallid Wych Flesh vs Light Gray FS36495 (H-338)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Character Flesh 1
Pallid Wych Flesh vs Light Gray (C-97)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Character Flesh 1

Other Citadel paints close to Character Flesh 1

Character Flesh 1 vs Deepkin FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Pallid Wych Flesh
Character Flesh 1 vs Wrack WhiteColour: Dry · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Pallid Wych Flesh
Character Flesh 1 vs White ScarColour: Layer · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Pallid Wych Flesh equivalents · Character Flesh 1 equivalents