What is the difference between Dark Elf Highlight and Cold Flesh?

ΔE 8 (close). Cold Flesh is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Elf Highlight vs Cold Flesh

Dark Elf Highlight

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09165
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #79747a (estimate)

Cold Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.014
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #92868e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cold Flesh is a little lighter than Dark Elf Highlight.

Can I use Cold Flesh instead of Dark Elf Highlight?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Cold Flesh is a little lighter than Dark Elf Highlight.

Can I use Dark Elf Highlight instead of Cold Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Elf Highlight is a little darker.

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 Dark Elf Highlight on the colour wheel See Cold Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Elf Highlight

Dark Elf Highlight vs Lavender Grey (70.774)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cold Flesh
Dark Elf Highlight vs Aggressor Gray (71.274)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cold Flesh
Dark Elf Highlight vs Medium Sea Grey (70.870)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cold Flesh

Other Reaper paints close to Cold Flesh

Cold Flesh vs Rainy Grey (09038)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Elf Highlight
Cold Flesh vs Weathered Stone (09087)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Elf Highlight
Cold Flesh vs Icy Grey (09174)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Dark Elf Highlight equivalents · Cold Flesh equivalents