What is the difference between Heavy Warm White and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 8 (close). Pale Flesh is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Heavy Warm White vs Pale Flesh

Heavy Warm White

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S18
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f6e8d0 (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 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Flesh is a little darker, warmer than Heavy Warm White.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Heavy Warm White?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Pale Flesh is a little darker, warmer than Heavy Warm White.

Can I use Heavy Warm White instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Heavy Warm White is a little lighter, 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 Heavy Warm White on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Heavy Warm White

Heavy Warm White vs Highlight Skin (74.008)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Heavy Warm White vs Off-White (72.101)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Heavy Warm White vs Ivory (70.918)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Flesh

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Olive Flesh (041)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Heavy Warm White
Pale Flesh vs Ivory (023)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Heavy Warm White
Pale Flesh vs Warm Flesh (073)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Heavy Warm White equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents