What is the difference between Character Flesh 1 and Cream White?

ΔE 10 (fair). Cream White is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Character Flesh 1 vs Cream White

Character Flesh 1

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-111
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fcd8cb (estimate)

Cream White

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.766
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dac8b5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Cream White is a little darker than Character Flesh 1.

Can I use Cream White instead of Character Flesh 1?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Cream White is a little darker than Character Flesh 1.

Can I use Character Flesh 1 instead of Cream White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Character Flesh 1 is a little lighter.

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 Character Flesh 1 on the colour wheel See Cream White on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Character Flesh 1

Character Flesh 1 vs White Flesh (74.016)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cream White
Character Flesh 1 vs Pale Flesh (72.003)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Cream White
Character Flesh 1 vs Elfic Flesh (72.098)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Cream White

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Cream White

Cream White vs JASDF Radome Gray (C-376)Mr. Color · ΔE 14, fair
Cream White vs Gray FS36622 (C-311)Mr. Color · ΔE 15, fair
Cream White vs Light Gray (C-97)Mr. Color · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Character Flesh 1 equivalents · Cream White equivalents