What is the difference between Pallid Wych Flesh and Light Green Grey?

ΔE 11 (fair). Light Green Grey is noticeably darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pallid Wych Flesh vs Light Green Grey

Pallid Wych Flesh

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

Light Green Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.971
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a7ada0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Light Green Grey is noticeably darker than Pallid Wych Flesh.

Can I use Light Green Grey instead of Pallid Wych Flesh?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Light Green Grey is noticeably darker than Pallid Wych Flesh.

Can I use Pallid Wych Flesh instead of Light Green Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pallid Wych Flesh is noticeably lighter.

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

Other Citadel paints close to Light Green Grey

Light Green Grey vs Longbeard GreyColour: Dry · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pallid Wych Flesh
Light Green Grey vs Underhive AshColour: Dry · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pallid Wych Flesh
Light Green Grey vs Rakarth FleshColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pallid Wych Flesh

All matches: Pallid Wych Flesh equivalents · Light Green Grey equivalents