What is the difference between Golden Skin and Rosy Flesh?

ΔE 11 (fair). Rosy Flesh is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Skin vs Rosy Flesh

Golden Skin

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC19
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f8c39a (estimate)

Rosy Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.100
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #edab90 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Rosy Flesh is a little darker, cooler than Golden Skin.

Can I use Rosy Flesh instead of Golden Skin?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Rosy Flesh is a little darker, cooler than Golden Skin.

Can I use Golden Skin instead of Rosy Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Skin is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Golden Skin on the colour wheel See Rosy Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Skin

Golden Skin vs Light Flesh (70.928)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Rosy Flesh
Golden Skin vs Skin Tone (72.099)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Rosy Flesh
Golden Skin vs Skin Tone (71.076)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other Scale75 paints close to Rosy Flesh

Rosy Flesh vs Basic Flesh (SC20)Scalecolor · ΔE 8, close · closer than Golden Skin
Rosy Flesh vs Light Skin (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 10, close · closer than Golden Skin
Rosy Flesh vs Light Skin (SC18)Scalecolor · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Golden Skin

All matches: Golden Skin equivalents · Rosy Flesh equivalents