What is the difference between Northern Flesh and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 11 (fair). Pale Flesh is a little darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Northern Flesh vs Pale Flesh

Northern Flesh

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA08
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f3ecd8 (estimate)

Pale Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.003
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ebd3b9 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Pale Flesh is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Northern Flesh.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Northern Flesh?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Pale Flesh is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Northern Flesh.

Can I use Northern Flesh instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Northern Flesh 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 Northern Flesh on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Northern Flesh

Northern Flesh vs Off-White (72.101)Game Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Northern Flesh vs Highlight Skin (74.008)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Northern Flesh vs Off-White (70.820)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Flesh

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Sand Grey (NA15)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Northern Flesh
Pale Flesh vs Snake Fang (NA40)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 16, loose
Pale Flesh vs Elven Flesh (NA07)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Northern Flesh equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents