What is the difference between Mars Yellow and Base Flesh?

ΔE 22 (loose). Base Flesh is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mars Yellow vs Base Flesh

Mars Yellow

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa542d (estimate)

Base Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.004
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cb8b55 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Base Flesh is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Mars Yellow.

Can I use Base Flesh instead of Mars Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Base Flesh is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Mars Yellow.

Can I use Mars Yellow instead of Base Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mars Yellow is noticeably darker, more saturated, 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 Mars Yellow on the colour wheel See Base Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mars Yellow

Mars Yellow vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Base Flesh
Mars Yellow vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Base Flesh
Mars Yellow vs Orange Brown (70.981)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Base Flesh

Other Golden paints close to Base Flesh

Base Flesh vs Raw Sienna (PY43)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Mars Yellow
Base Flesh vs Yellow Oxide (PY42)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Mars Yellow
Base Flesh vs Yellow Ochre (PY43)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Mars Yellow

All matches: Mars Yellow equivalents · Base Flesh equivalents