What is the difference between Rakarth Flesh and USAAF Light Gray?

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

Rakarth Flesh vs USAAF Light Gray

Rakarth Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8a090 (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 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAAF Light Gray is a little lighter, cooler than Rakarth Flesh.

Can I use USAAF Light Gray instead of Rakarth Flesh?

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

Can I use Rakarth Flesh instead of USAAF Light Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rakarth Flesh is a little darker, 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 Rakarth Flesh on the colour wheel See USAAF Light Gray 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 USAAF Light Gray
Rakarth Flesh vs IAF Sand (71.327)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than USAAF Light Gray
Rakarth Flesh vs Russian AF Grey N.4 (71.346)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 Rakarth Flesh
USAAF Light Gray vs Longbeard GreyColour: Dry · ΔE 6, close · closer than Rakarth Flesh
USAAF Light Gray vs Pallid Wych FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Rakarth Flesh equivalents · USAAF Light Gray equivalents