What is the difference between Base Flesh and Rawhide Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Rawhide Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Base Flesh vs Rawhide Brown

Base Flesh

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

Rawhide Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a4020 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Rawhide Brown is a little darker, warmer than Base Flesh.

Can I use Rawhide Brown instead of Base Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Rawhide Brown is a little darker, warmer than Base Flesh.

Can I use Base Flesh instead of Rawhide Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Base Flesh is a little lighter, cooler.

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 Rawhide Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Base Flesh

Base Flesh vs Husk BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close
Base Flesh vs Leather BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close
Base Flesh vs Leather Brown (WP4050P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Rawhide Brown

Rawhide Brown vs S.C.C. No.2 Brown (AK11385)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Base Flesh
Rawhide Brown vs WWI German Red Brown (AK11805)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Base Flesh
Rawhide Brown vs Clear Smoke (AK11215)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Base Flesh

All matches: Base Flesh equivalents · Rawhide Brown equivalents