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

ΔE 7 (close). USAF Light Gray is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pallid Wych Flesh vs USAF Light Gray

Pallid Wych Flesh

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

USAF Light Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.276
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b5bdb5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Light Gray is a little darker than Pallid Wych Flesh.

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

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). USAF Light Gray is a little darker than Pallid Wych Flesh.

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

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

Other Citadel paints close to USAF Light Gray

USAF Light Gray vs Longbeard GreyColour: Dry · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pallid Wych Flesh
USAF Light Gray vs Ulthuan GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close
USAF Light Gray vs Ulthuan GreyColour: Air · ΔE 10, close

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