What is the difference between Pallid Wych Flesh and Flanker Light Blue?

ΔE 13 (fair). Flanker Light Blue is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pallid Wych Flesh vs Flanker Light Blue

Pallid Wych Flesh

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

Flanker Light Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.334
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a4c7b9 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Flanker Light Blue is more saturated, cooler than Pallid Wych Flesh.

Can I use Flanker Light Blue instead of Pallid Wych Flesh?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Flanker Light Blue is more saturated, cooler than Pallid Wych Flesh.

Can I use Pallid Wych Flesh instead of Flanker Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pallid Wych Flesh is more muted, 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 Pallid Wych Flesh on the colour wheel See Flanker Light Blue 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 Flanker Light Blue
Pallid Wych Flesh vs Silver Grey (70.883)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Flanker Light Blue
Pallid Wych Flesh vs Light Blue (71.328)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Flanker Light Blue

Other Citadel paints close to Flanker Light Blue

Flanker Light Blue vs Ulthuan GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair
Flanker Light Blue vs Ulthuan GreyColour: Air · ΔE 14, fair
Flanker Light Blue vs Longbeard GreyColour: Dry · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Pallid Wych Flesh equivalents · Flanker Light Blue equivalents