What is the difference between Parchment and Rosy Flesh?

ΔE 17 (loose). Rosy Flesh is a little darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Parchment vs Rosy Flesh

Parchment

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3209
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dfc196 (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 17.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Rosy Flesh is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Parchment.

Can I use Rosy Flesh instead of Parchment?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Rosy Flesh is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Parchment.

Can I use Parchment instead of Rosy Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Parchment is a little lighter, 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 Parchment on the colour wheel See Rosy Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Parchment

Parchment vs Skin Tone (72.099)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Rosy Flesh
Parchment vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Rosy Flesh
Parchment vs Light Flesh (70.928)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · 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 Parchment
Rosy Flesh vs Elven Flesh (1845)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Parchment
Rosy Flesh vs Light Tan (4118)Opaque Colors · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Parchment equivalents · Rosy Flesh equivalents