This is a common color; 3 other brands cover it, the nearest being Humbrol Desert Yellow at 90 percent. Flayed One Flesh sits in the orange family: very light in tone, vivid in saturation, warm in cast. To deepen it, Krieg Khaki is the darker step in the same Citadel range. Bottom line: run out mid-project and another brand will get you within a shade.
Flayed One Flesh equivalents in other ranges
1 of the 11 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Citadel Flayed One Flesh, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Humbrol equivalent: Humbrol Desert Yellow, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.0).
- AK Interactive's closest color: AK Interactive Usmc Sand Fs 33711, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.9).
- Nearest in the Vallejo catalog: Vallejo Pale Sand, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.1).
- Best Two Thin Coats option: Two Thin Coats Ares Flesh, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.1).
- From The Army Painter: The Army Painter Inner Light, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.6).
- Green Stuff World's closest color: Green Stuff World Parchment, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.6).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.0 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Humbrol
AK Interactive
Usmc Sand Fs 33711
Beige
Buff
Radiant Flesh
Highlight Flesh
Radome Tan Fs 33613
Ral 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant)
Luminous Flesh
Golden Yellow
Clear Yellow
Vallejo
Two Thin Coats
The Army Painter
Green Stuff World
P3 Paints
Revell
Monument Pro Acryl
Tamiya
Scale75
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 3 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Flayed One Flesh?
The closest same-finish match is Humbrol Desert Yellow at 90% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Flayed One Flesh?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is Pale Sand at 84%, a same-finish match.
What color is Flayed One Flesh?
Flayed One Flesh is a very light vivid orange with a warm undertone (hex #EEC483).
What do I highlight and shade Flayed One Flesh with?
Shade Flayed One Flesh with Krieg Khaki in the same Citadel range. For highlights, mix in a lighter tone or move to a brighter paint in the lane.