What is the difference between Ratskin Flesh and Succubus Skin?

ΔE 20 (loose). Succubus Skin is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ratskin Flesh vs Succubus Skin

Ratskin Flesh

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

Succubus Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.108
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b05b5e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Succubus Skin is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Ratskin Flesh.

Can I use Succubus Skin instead of Ratskin Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Succubus Skin is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Ratskin Flesh.

Can I use Ratskin Flesh instead of Succubus Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ratskin Flesh is a little lighter, 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 Succubus Skin 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 Succubus Skin
Ratskin Flesh vs Tan (72.066)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Succubus Skin
Ratskin Flesh vs Orange Brown (70.981)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Succubus Skin

Other Citadel paints close to Succubus Skin

Succubus Skin vs Tuskgor FurColour: Layer · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Ratskin Flesh
Succubus Skin vs Knight-Questor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Ratskin Flesh
Succubus Skin vs Bugman's GlowColour: Base · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Ratskin Flesh

All matches: Ratskin Flesh equivalents · Succubus Skin equivalents