What is the difference between Yellow Oxide and Base Flesh?

ΔE 20 (loose). Base Flesh is a little darker, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Oxide vs Base Flesh

Yellow Oxide

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PY42
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cf9b39 (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 20.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Base Flesh is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Yellow Oxide.

Can I use Base Flesh instead of Yellow Oxide?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Base Flesh is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Yellow Oxide.

Can I use Yellow Oxide instead of Base Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Oxide is a little lighter, much 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 Yellow Oxide on the colour wheel See Base Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Oxide

Yellow Oxide vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Base Flesh
Yellow Oxide vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Base Flesh
Yellow Oxide vs Dark Flesh (70.927)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 Yellow Oxide
Base Flesh vs Yellow Ochre (PY43)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 21, loose
Base Flesh vs Mars YellowHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Yellow Oxide equivalents · Base Flesh equivalents