What is the difference between Off White and Elfic Flesh?

ΔE 15 (fair). Elfic Flesh is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Off White vs Elfic Flesh

Off White

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-69
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f7f4ef (estimate)

Elfic Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.098
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e9d9c0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Elfic Flesh is a little darker, more saturated than Off White.

Can I use Elfic Flesh instead of Off White?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 15). Elfic Flesh is a little darker, more saturated than Off White.

Can I use Off White instead of Elfic Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Off White is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Off White on the colour wheel See Elfic Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Off White

Off White vs White (70.600)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Elfic Flesh
Off White vs White (71.001)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Elfic Flesh
Off White vs White (70.951)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Elfic Flesh

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Elfic Flesh

Elfic Flesh vs Gray FS36622 (C-311)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Off White
Elfic Flesh vs Character Flesh 1 (C-111)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Off White
Elfic Flesh vs Gray FS36622 (H-311)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Off White

All matches: Off White equivalents · Elfic Flesh equivalents