What is the difference between Wooden Deck Tan and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 9 (close). Pale Flesh is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wooden Deck Tan vs Pale Flesh

Wooden Deck Tan

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-68
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b7a786 (estimate)

Pale Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.015
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c5a38d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Flesh is warmer than Wooden Deck Tan.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Wooden Deck Tan?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pale Flesh is warmer than Wooden Deck Tan.

Can I use Wooden Deck Tan instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wooden Deck Tan is 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 Wooden Deck Tan on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wooden Deck Tan

Wooden Deck Tan vs Ivory (71.075)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Wooden Deck Tan vs IAF Sand (71.327)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Wooden Deck Tan vs Desert Tan (70.765)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Flesh

Other Tamiya paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Buff (XF-57)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Wooden Deck Tan
Pale Flesh vs Wooden Deck Tan (XF-78)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 9, close
Pale Flesh vs Deck Tan (XF-55)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Wooden Deck Tan equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents