What is the difference between Pallid Wych Flesh and Pale Skin?

ΔE 18 (loose). Pale Skin is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pallid Wych Flesh vs Pale Skin

Pallid Wych Flesh

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

Pale Skin

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

How close are they?

ΔE 17.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pale Skin is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Pallid Wych Flesh.

Can I use Pale Skin instead of Pallid Wych Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Pale Skin is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Pallid Wych Flesh.

Can I use Pallid Wych Flesh instead of Pale Skin?

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 Pale Skin on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Pallid Wych Flesh

Pallid Wych Flesh vs Nacar (SC02)Scalecolor · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Skin
Pallid Wych Flesh vs Mojave White (SC62)Scalecolor · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pale Skin
Pallid Wych Flesh vs Hellbound Flesh (SFG16)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Skin

Other Citadel paints close to Pale Skin

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

All matches: Pallid Wych Flesh equivalents · Pale Skin equivalents