What is the difference between Base Flesh and Fur Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Fur Brown is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Base Flesh vs Fur Brown

Base Flesh

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11401
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #784931 (estimate)

Fur Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a4a40 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fur Brown is more muted, cooler than Base Flesh.

Can I use Fur Brown instead of Base Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Fur Brown is more muted, cooler than Base Flesh.

Can I use Base Flesh instead of Fur Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Base Flesh is more saturated, 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 Base Flesh on the colour wheel See Fur Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Base Flesh

Base Flesh vs Rawhide BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Fur Brown
Base Flesh vs Husk BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Fur Brown
Base Flesh vs Leather BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Fur Brown

Other AK Interactive paints close to Fur Brown

Fur Brown vs Light Leather (AK17060)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Base Flesh
Fur Brown vs Red Brown (AK11434)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Base Flesh
Fur Brown vs Mahogany Brown (AK11106)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 7, close · closer than Base Flesh

All matches: Base Flesh equivalents · Fur Brown equivalents