What is the difference between Ratskin Flesh and Burned Flesh?

ΔE 9 (close). Burned Flesh is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ratskin Flesh vs Burned Flesh

Ratskin Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c06a4a (estimate)

Burned Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.002
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c0715e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Burned Flesh is more muted, cooler than Ratskin Flesh.

Can I use Burned Flesh instead of Ratskin Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Burned Flesh is more muted, cooler than Ratskin Flesh.

Can I use Ratskin Flesh instead of Burned Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ratskin Flesh is more saturated, 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 Ratskin Flesh on the colour wheel See Burned Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ratskin Flesh

Ratskin Flesh vs Elf Skin Tone (72.004)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Burned Flesh
Ratskin Flesh vs Tan (72.066)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Burned Flesh
Ratskin Flesh vs Orange Brown (70.981)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Burned Flesh

Other Citadel paints close to Burned Flesh

Burned Flesh vs Cadian FleshtoneColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ratskin Flesh
Burned Flesh vs Bugman's GlowColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ratskin Flesh
Burned Flesh vs Deathclaw BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Ratskin Flesh equivalents · Burned Flesh equivalents