What is the difference between Dark Shadow Flesh and Rifle Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Rifle Brown is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Shadow Flesh vs Rifle Brown

Dark Shadow Flesh

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11405
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #542725 (estimate)

Rifle Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4031P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4d2c23 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Rifle Brown is more muted, warmer than Dark Shadow Flesh.

Can I use Rifle Brown instead of Dark Shadow Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Rifle Brown is more muted, warmer than Dark Shadow Flesh.

Can I use Dark Shadow Flesh instead of Rifle Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Shadow Flesh is more saturated, 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 Dark Shadow Flesh on the colour wheel See Rifle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Shadow Flesh

Dark Shadow Flesh vs Umberroot (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, close · closer than Rifle Brown
Dark Shadow Flesh vs Dryad BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close
Dark Shadow Flesh vs Dry BloodWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Rifle Brown

Rifle Brown vs Burnt Red (AK11097)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Dark Shadow Flesh
Rifle Brown vs Waffen Red Brown (AK11419)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Shadow Flesh
Rifle Brown vs Russet Shadow (AK11277)Color Punch · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Shadow Flesh

All matches: Dark Shadow Flesh equivalents · Rifle Brown equivalents