What is the difference between Wraithbone and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 11 (fair). Pale Flesh is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wraithbone vs Pale Flesh

Wraithbone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8c0a0 (estimate)

Pale Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.003
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ebd3b9 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Pale Flesh is a little lighter, warmer than Wraithbone.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Wraithbone?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Pale Flesh is a little lighter, warmer than Wraithbone.

Can I use Wraithbone instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wraithbone is a little darker, 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 Wraithbone on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wraithbone

Wraithbone vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Wraithbone vs Off-White (71.270)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pale Flesh
Wraithbone vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pale Flesh

Other Citadel paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Deepkin FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Wraithbone
Pale Flesh vs Screaming SkullColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Wraithbone
Pale Flesh vs Tyrant SkullColour: Dry · ΔE 10, close · closer than Wraithbone

All matches: Wraithbone equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents