Flesh
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 5B
#FC9D4D · L*73.1 a*28.8 b*55.3
The closest match to Foundry Flesh in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Flesh is a light, vivid orange. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Mandarin Satin at ΔE 1.2. 18 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Foundry Flesh?
FolkArt Mandarin Satin is the closest equivalent to Foundry Flesh in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Turbo Dork Cartridge Family (ΔE 1.3) and AK Interactive Pastel Peach (ΔE 2.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Flesh?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Bronze Flesh Tone, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry Flesh Shop FolkArt Mandarin Satin
Flesh equivalent in FolkArt
- A Mandarin Satin Multi-Surface Pearl Acrylics 2971 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Summer Peach Acrylic Colors 2549 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Flesh equivalent in Turbo Dork
- A Cartridge Family ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- E Two Cents ΔE 10.4 · far
Flesh equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Pastel Peach Pastel (3rd Gen) AK11076 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Ocher Orange Standard (3rd Gen) AK11099 ΔE 3.6 · close
Flesh equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Nectarine Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21960E ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Neon Orange Colors 20489 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Flesh equivalent in Duncan
- B Orange Glaze Wave 2 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Solar Flare Wave 3 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Flesh equivalent in Vallejo
- B Bronze Flesh Tone Game Air 72.736 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Sunny Skin Tone Model Color 70.845 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Flesh equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Glowing Inferno Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Crusader Skin Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.7 · close
Flesh equivalent in P3
- C Khador Red Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Blazing Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Flesh equivalent in Acrilex
- C Amarelo Cadmio Paints 536 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Amarelo Ocre Paints 564 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Flesh equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Phoenix Orange Intensity Ink ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Ruby Red Candy Ink Metallic ΔE 4.4 · close
Flesh equivalent in Citadel
- C Thallax Gold Air ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Bronzed Flesh Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.7 · similar
Flesh equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Clear Pale Brown Mr Color Lascivus SM215 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Character Yellow Mr Color 109 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Flesh in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper | #EE922B | Marigold Yellow Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 5.1 |
| Tamiya | #FE8C14 | Clear orange Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #EC8F27 | Orange Yellow 47 Mr Paint | ΔE 5.5 |
| Golden | #FF950E | Fluorescent Orange SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.7 |
| Revell | #FE8C45 | Clear Orange Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 5.7 |
| Humbrol | #EC8F54 | Flesh Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 5.8 |
| Liquitex | #FE8D01 | Fluorescent Orange Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.8 |
| Mig | #FE8F00 | Crystal Orange Acrylics | ΔE 5.9 |
| Tom Color | #FC9606 | Chama da Mula Sem Cabeça | ΔE 6.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #DD9A65 | Tanned Flesh Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.7 |
| Italeri | #F39A1F | Yellow Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.8 |
| Warcolours | #F48124 | Orange 3 Layer paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Scale75 | #FF9E0E | Neon Orange Artist Range | ΔE 7.2 |
| Arteza | #F28340 | Pearl Papya Orange Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 7.6 |
| Creature | #F67B00 | Orange Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #EAA339 | Diarylide Yellow Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 8.6 |
| Monument | #DDA55B | Flameon Bright Yellow Ochre Pro Signature Series | ΔE 8.9 |
| Mission Models | #DD732B | Light Rust 1 | ΔE 11.7 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- C Expert Flesh Paint System ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Orange Paint System ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Oriental Flesh Paint System ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Palomino Paint System ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Expert Flesh Light Paint System ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Buff Leather Shade Paint System ΔE 7.5 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot