What is the difference between Birch and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 6 (very close). Pale Flesh is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Birch vs Pale Flesh

Birch

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC25
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #efe0c0 (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 5.9, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Pale Flesh is a little darker, warmer than Birch.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Birch?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 6). Pale Flesh is a little darker, warmer than Birch.

Can I use Birch instead of Pale Flesh?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Birch

Birch vs Elfic Flesh (72.098)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Birch vs Ivory (70.918)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Birch vs Off-White (71.270)Model Air · ΔE 6, close

Other Scale75 paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Off White (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 6, close
Pale Flesh vs Mojave White (SC62)Scalecolor · ΔE 7, close
Pale Flesh vs Moonray Flesh (SFG17)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Birch equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents