What is the difference between Plaguebearer Flesh and Human Flesh?

ΔE 20 (loose). Human Flesh is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Plaguebearer Flesh vs Human Flesh

Plaguebearer Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Contrast
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #c8b078 (estimate)

Human Flesh

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN15
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #daab97 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Human Flesh is more muted, warmer than Plaguebearer Flesh.

Can I use Human Flesh instead of Plaguebearer Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Human Flesh is more muted, warmer than Plaguebearer Flesh.

Can I use Plaguebearer Flesh instead of Human Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Plaguebearer Flesh is more saturated, cooler.

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 Plaguebearer Flesh on the colour wheel See Human Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Plaguebearer Flesh

Plaguebearer Flesh vs Zombie Skin (SIN13)Instant Colors · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Human Flesh
Plaguebearer Flesh vs Phoenix Egg (SIN17)Instant Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Human Flesh
Plaguebearer Flesh vs Savage Beige (SIN41)Instant Colors · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Human Flesh

Other Citadel paints close to Human Flesh

Human Flesh vs Guilliman FleshColour: Contrast · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Plaguebearer Flesh
Human Flesh vs Dreadful VisageColour: Contrast · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Plaguebearer Flesh
Human Flesh vs Skeleton HordeColour: Contrast · ΔE 23, loose

All matches: Plaguebearer Flesh equivalents · Human Flesh equivalents