What is the difference between Rakarth Flesh and Pale Brown?

ΔE 15 (loose). Pale Brown is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rakarth Flesh vs Pale Brown

Rakarth Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8a090 (estimate)

Pale Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.825
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #937a6e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pale Brown is noticeably darker, warmer than Rakarth Flesh.

Can I use Pale Brown instead of Rakarth Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Pale Brown is noticeably darker, warmer than Rakarth Flesh.

Can I use Rakarth Flesh instead of Pale Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rakarth Flesh is noticeably lighter, 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 Rakarth Flesh on the colour wheel See Pale Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Rakarth Flesh

Rakarth Flesh vs Deck Tan (70.986)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Brown
Rakarth Flesh vs IAF Sand (71.327)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pale Brown
Rakarth Flesh vs Russian AF Grey N.4 (71.346)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pale Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Pale Brown

Pale Brown vs Typhon AshColour: Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Rakarth Flesh
Pale Brown vs DawnstoneColour: Layer · ΔE 15, loose
Pale Brown vs DawnstoneColour: Air · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Rakarth Flesh equivalents · Pale Brown equivalents