What is the difference between Ares Flesh and Khaki?

ΔE 12 (fair). Khaki is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ares Flesh vs Khaki

Ares Flesh

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bb8e68 (estimate)

Khaki

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.061
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cfab77 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Khaki is a little lighter, cooler than Ares Flesh.

Can I use Khaki instead of Ares Flesh?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Khaki is a little lighter, cooler than Ares Flesh.

Can I use Ares Flesh instead of Khaki?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ares Flesh is a little darker, 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 Ares Flesh on the colour wheel See Khaki on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ares Flesh

Ares Flesh vs USAF Tan (71.348)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Khaki
Ares Flesh vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Khaki
Ares Flesh vs US Earth Yellow (71.291)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Khaki

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Khaki

Khaki vs Kronos FleshTriads: midtones · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ares Flesh
Khaki vs Pale SkinBrights · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ares Flesh
Khaki vs Skeleton LegionTriads: midtones · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Ares Flesh equivalents · Khaki equivalents