What is the difference between Deck Grey and Light Flesh?

ΔE 8 (close). Light Flesh is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deck Grey vs Light Flesh

Deck Grey

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

Light Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.928
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #efc8a5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Flesh is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Deck Grey.

Can I use Light Flesh instead of Deck Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Light Flesh is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Deck Grey.

Can I use Deck Grey instead of Light Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deck Grey is a little darker, more muted, 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 Deck Grey on the colour wheel See Light 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 Light Flesh
Deck Grey vs Cream White (70.766)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Flesh
Deck Grey vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Flesh

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Light Flesh

Light Flesh vs Parchment (3209)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Deck Grey
Light Flesh vs Whitecap Beige (3259)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, close
Light Flesh vs Khaki Bone (4129)Opaque Colors · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Deck Grey equivalents · Light Flesh equivalents