In the pot, Tenderfoot Flesh reads as a warm orange, light and moderate. It builds a smooth gradient with Sickly Skin underneath and Ryn Flesh on the highlights, all in the P3 Paints line. This color is somewhat distinctive: 1 brand offers a strong same-finish match, AK Interactive British Desert Pink Zi closest at 80 percent. Any substitute is a mixing base rather than a drop-in, so tune it on the model.
Tenderfoot Flesh equivalents and near misses
Fair warning: nothing matches P3 Paints Tenderfoot Flesh cleanly. The options below are the least bad, and every one of them drifts.
Closest AK Interactive equivalent: AK Interactive British Desert Pink Zi, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 4.0).
From Humbrol: Humbrol RAF Hemp, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.3).
Vallejo's closest color: Vallejo Tinny Tin, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.2).
Nearest in the Two Thin Coats catalog: Two Thin Coats Elven Skin, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.8).
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 4.0 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
AK Interactive
Humbrol
Vallejo
Two Thin Coats
The Army Painter
Monument Pro Acryl
Scale75
Citadel
Revell
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
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Found in 1 other brand with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to P3 Paints Tenderfoot Flesh?
The closest same-finish match is AK Interactive British Desert Pink Zi at 80% color similarity.
What color is Tenderfoot Flesh?
Tenderfoot Flesh is a light moderate orange with a warm undertone (hex #B99C88).
What do I highlight and shade Tenderfoot Flesh with?
Highlight Tenderfoot Flesh toward Ryn Flesh and shade it down into Sickly Skin, both P3 Paints paints in the same finish family.