What is the difference between Pallid Wych Flesh and J.A. Gray?

ΔE 9 (close). J.A. Gray is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pallid Wych Flesh vs J.A. Gray

Pallid Wych Flesh

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

J.A. Gray

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-14
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e4e1cd (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. J.A. Gray is a little lighter, warmer than Pallid Wych Flesh.

Can I use J.A. Gray instead of Pallid Wych Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). J.A. Gray is a little lighter, warmer than Pallid Wych Flesh.

Can I use Pallid Wych Flesh instead of J.A. Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pallid Wych Flesh is a little darker, 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 J.A. Gray on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Pallid Wych Flesh

Pallid Wych Flesh vs J.N. Gray (XF-12)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than J.A. Gray
Pallid Wych Flesh vs Insignia White (US Navy) (AS-20)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 5, very close · closer than J.A. Gray
Pallid Wych Flesh vs Light Gray (AS-16)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 6, very close · closer than J.A. Gray

Other Citadel paints close to J.A. Gray

J.A. Gray vs Wrack WhiteColour: Dry · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pallid Wych Flesh
J.A. Gray vs Screaming SkullColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
J.A. Gray vs Tyrant SkullColour: Dry · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Pallid Wych Flesh equivalents · J.A. Gray equivalents