What is the difference between Blushing Rose and Athena Skin?

ΔE 16 (loose). Athena Skin is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blushing Rose vs Athena Skin

Blushing Rose

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09140
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b5605e (estimate)

Athena Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.107
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e18879 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Athena Skin is noticeably lighter, warmer than Blushing Rose.

Can I use Athena Skin instead of Blushing Rose?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Athena Skin is noticeably lighter, warmer than Blushing Rose.

Can I use Blushing Rose instead of Athena Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blushing Rose is noticeably 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 Blushing Rose on the colour wheel See Athena Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blushing Rose

Blushing Rose vs Succubus Skin (72.108)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Athena Skin
Blushing Rose vs German Orange (70.805)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Athena Skin
Blushing Rose vs Old Rose (70.944)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Athena Skin

Other Reaper paints close to Athena Skin

Athena Skin vs Rosy Skin (09068)Master Series Paints · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Blushing Rose
Athena Skin vs Porcelain Rose (09141)Master Series Paints · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Blushing Rose
Athena Skin vs Rosy Shadow (09067)Master Series Paints · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Blushing Rose equivalents · Athena Skin equivalents