What is the difference between Pallid Wych Flesh and Cream White?

ΔE 7 (close). Cream White is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pallid Wych Flesh vs Cream White

Pallid Wych Flesh

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

Cream White

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.766
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dac8b5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cream White is warmer than Pallid Wych Flesh.

Can I use Cream White instead of Pallid Wych Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Cream White is warmer than Pallid Wych Flesh.

Can I use Pallid Wych Flesh instead of Cream White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pallid Wych Flesh is 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 Cream White on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pallid Wych Flesh

Pallid Wych Flesh vs White Grey (71.119)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cream White
Pallid Wych Flesh vs Silver Grey (70.883)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cream White
Pallid Wych Flesh vs Light Blue (71.328)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Cream White

Other Citadel paints close to Cream White

Cream White vs Deepkin FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close
Cream White vs WraithboneColour: Base · ΔE 9, close
Cream White vs Terminatus StoneColour: Dry · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Pallid Wych Flesh equivalents · Cream White equivalents