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

ΔE 9 (close). Insignia White is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pallid Wych Flesh vs Insignia White

Pallid Wych Flesh

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

Insignia White

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.279
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dbdfc8 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Insignia White is a little lighter, cooler than Pallid Wych Flesh.

Can I use Insignia White instead of Pallid Wych Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Insignia White is a little lighter, cooler than Pallid Wych Flesh.

Can I use Pallid Wych Flesh instead of Insignia White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pallid Wych Flesh is a little darker, 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 Insignia 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 Insignia White
Pallid Wych Flesh vs Silver Grey (70.883)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Insignia White
Pallid Wych Flesh vs Light Blue (71.328)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Insignia White

Other Citadel paints close to Insignia White

Insignia White vs Wrack WhiteColour: Dry · ΔE 9, close
Insignia White vs Screaming SkullColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair
Insignia White vs Tyrant SkullColour: Dry · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Pallid Wych Flesh equivalents · Insignia White equivalents