What is the difference between Light Tan and Rosy Flesh?

ΔE 17 (loose). Rosy Flesh is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Tan vs Rosy Flesh

Light Tan

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Opaque Colors
Code: 4118
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e9a56a (estimate)

Rosy Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.100
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #edab90 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Rosy Flesh is much more muted, cooler than Light Tan.

Can I use Rosy Flesh instead of Light Tan?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Rosy Flesh is much more muted, cooler than Light Tan.

Can I use Light Tan instead of Rosy Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Tan is much 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 Light Tan on the colour wheel See Rosy Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Tan

Light Tan vs Skin Tone (71.076)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Rosy Flesh
Light Tan vs Base Flesh (74.004)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Rosy Flesh
Light Tan vs Flat Flesh (70.955)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Rosy Flesh

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Rosy Flesh

Rosy Flesh vs Pale Flesh (1844)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Tan
Rosy Flesh vs Elven Flesh (1845)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Light Tan
Rosy Flesh vs Parchment (3209)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Light Tan

All matches: Light Tan equivalents · Rosy Flesh equivalents