What is the difference between Ivory Tusk and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 10 (close). Pale Flesh is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ivory Tusk vs Pale Flesh

Ivory Tusk

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1843
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f0e9c7 (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 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Flesh is a little darker, warmer than Ivory Tusk.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Ivory Tusk?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Pale Flesh is a little darker, warmer than Ivory Tusk.

Can I use Ivory Tusk instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ivory Tusk is a little lighter, 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 Ivory Tusk on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ivory Tusk

Ivory Tusk vs Ivory (70.918)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pale Flesh
Ivory Tusk vs Elfic Flesh (72.098)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Flesh
Ivory Tusk vs Off-White (72.101)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pale Flesh

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Whitecap Beige (3259)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ivory Tusk
Pale Flesh vs Deck Grey (1885)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ivory Tusk
Pale Flesh vs Moon Mist Grey (3240)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Ivory Tusk equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents