What is the difference between Peach Skin and Fairy Flesh?

ΔE 12 (fair). Fairy Flesh is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Peach Skin vs Fairy Flesh

Peach Skin

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fec082 (estimate)

Fairy Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.007
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fbca75 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Fairy Flesh is more saturated, cooler than Peach Skin.

Can I use Fairy Flesh instead of Peach Skin?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Fairy Flesh is more saturated, cooler than Peach Skin.

Can I use Peach Skin instead of Fairy Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Peach Skin is more muted, 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 Peach Skin on the colour wheel See Fairy Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Peach Skin

Peach Skin vs Skin Tone (71.076)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Fairy Flesh
Peach Skin vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair
Peach Skin vs Natural Flesh (74.006)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 13, fair

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Fairy Flesh

Fairy Flesh vs Shiny Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 10, close · closer than Peach Skin
Fairy Flesh vs Cloudy Sky (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 29, loose
Fairy Flesh vs Dark Ochre (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 31, loose

All matches: Peach Skin equivalents · Fairy Flesh equivalents