What is the difference between Advanced Flesh Tone and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 10 (close). Pale Flesh is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Advanced Flesh Tone vs Pale Flesh

Advanced Flesh Tone

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S17
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d9a08a (estimate)

Pale Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.015
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c5a38d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Flesh is more muted, warmer than Advanced Flesh Tone.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Advanced Flesh Tone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Pale Flesh is more muted, warmer than Advanced Flesh Tone.

Can I use Advanced Flesh Tone instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Advanced Flesh Tone is more saturated, 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 Advanced Flesh Tone on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Advanced Flesh Tone

Advanced Flesh Tone vs Rosy Flesh (72.100)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Flesh
Advanced Flesh Tone vs Basic Skin Tone (70.815)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Pale Flesh
Advanced Flesh Tone vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 15, loose

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Beige Grey (AMP-006)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 11, fair
Pale Flesh vs Bright Warm Grey (015)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 13, fair
Pale Flesh vs Bone (S23)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Advanced Flesh Tone equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents