What is the difference between Deck Grey and Elfic Flesh?

ΔE 9 (close). Elfic Flesh is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deck Grey vs Elfic Flesh

Deck Grey

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1885
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d9c1a3 (estimate)

Elfic Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.098
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e9d9c0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Elfic Flesh is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Deck Grey.

Can I use Elfic Flesh instead of Deck Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Elfic Flesh is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Deck Grey.

Can I use Deck Grey instead of Elfic Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deck Grey is a little darker, 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 Deck Grey on the colour wheel See Elfic Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deck Grey

Deck Grey vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Elfic Flesh
Deck Grey vs Cream White (70.766)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Elfic Flesh
Deck Grey vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Elfic Flesh

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Elfic Flesh

Elfic Flesh vs Whitecap Beige (3259)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deck Grey
Elfic Flesh vs Ivory Tusk (1843)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deck Grey
Elfic Flesh vs Moon Mist Grey (3240)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Deck Grey equivalents · Elfic Flesh equivalents