What is the difference between Pallid Wych Flesh and USAAF Light Gray?

ΔE 8 (close). USAAF Light Gray is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pallid Wych Flesh vs USAAF Light Gray

Pallid Wych Flesh

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

USAAF Light Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.296
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b0b3a0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAAF Light Gray is a little darker, cooler than Pallid Wych Flesh.

Can I use USAAF Light Gray instead of Pallid Wych Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). USAAF Light Gray is a little darker, cooler than Pallid Wych Flesh.

Can I use Pallid Wych Flesh instead of USAAF Light Gray?

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

Other Citadel paints close to USAAF Light Gray

USAAF Light Gray vs Underhive AshColour: Dry · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pallid Wych Flesh
USAAF Light Gray vs Longbeard GreyColour: Dry · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pallid Wych Flesh
USAAF Light Gray vs Rakarth FleshColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pallid Wych Flesh

All matches: Pallid Wych Flesh equivalents · USAAF Light Gray equivalents