What is the difference between Bare Bone and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 9 (close). Pale Flesh is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bare Bone vs Pale Flesh

Bare Bone

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09059
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cfc5a6 (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 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Flesh is a little lighter, warmer than Bare Bone.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Bare Bone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pale Flesh is a little lighter, warmer than Bare Bone.

Can I use Bare Bone instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bare Bone is a little darker, 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 Bare Bone on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bare Bone

Bare Bone vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Bare Bone vs Off-White (71.270)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pale Flesh
Bare Bone vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Flesh

Other Reaper paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Fair Highlights (09048)Master Series Paints · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Bare Bone
Pale Flesh vs Polished Bone (09060)Master Series Paints · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bare Bone
Pale Flesh vs Fair Skin (09047)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close · closer than Bare Bone

All matches: Bare Bone equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents