What is the difference between Vanilla White and Elfic Flesh?

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

Vanilla White vs Elfic Flesh

Vanilla White

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fcf3d6 (estimate)

Elfic Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.098
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e9d9c0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Elfic Flesh is a little darker, warmer than Vanilla White.

Can I use Elfic Flesh instead of Vanilla White?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Elfic Flesh is a little darker, warmer than Vanilla White.

Can I use Vanilla White instead of Elfic Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Vanilla White 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 Vanilla White on the colour wheel See Elfic Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Vanilla White

Vanilla White vs Highlight Skin (74.008)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Elfic Flesh
Vanilla White vs Off-White (72.101)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Elfic Flesh
Vanilla White vs Ivory (70.918)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Elfic Flesh

Other Scale75 paints close to Elfic Flesh

Elfic Flesh vs Birch (SC25)Scalecolor · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Vanilla White
Elfic Flesh vs Off White (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Vanilla White
Elfic Flesh vs Mojave White (SC62)Scalecolor · ΔE 6, close · closer than Vanilla White

All matches: Vanilla White equivalents · Elfic Flesh equivalents