What is the difference between Aged Bone and Pale Flesh?

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

Aged Bone vs Pale Flesh

Aged Bone

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09058
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c0b09c (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 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Flesh is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Aged Bone.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Aged Bone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Pale Flesh is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Aged Bone.

Can I use Aged Bone instead of Pale Flesh?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Aged Bone

Aged Bone vs IAF Sand (71.327)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Flesh
Aged Bone vs USAAF Light Gray (71.296)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pale Flesh
Aged Bone vs IJA Grey Green (71.326)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pale Flesh

Other Reaper paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Golden Skin (09092)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Aged Bone
Pale Flesh vs Tanned Highlight (09045)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close · closer than Aged Bone
Pale Flesh vs Rosy Highlight (09069)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Aged Bone equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents