What is the difference between Dark Shadow Flesh and Umberroot?

ΔE 6 (close). Umberroot is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Shadow Flesh vs Umberroot

Dark Shadow Flesh

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

Umberroot

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 4
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5f2f25 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Umberroot is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Shadow Flesh.

Can I use Umberroot instead of Dark Shadow Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Umberroot is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Shadow Flesh.

Can I use Dark Shadow Flesh instead of Umberroot?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Shadow Flesh is a little darker, 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 Umberroot on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Shadow Flesh

Dark Shadow Flesh vs Rifle Brown (WP4031P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close
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 Umberroot

Umberroot vs Saddle Brown (AK11104)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Shadow Flesh
Umberroot vs Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117) (AK11338)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Shadow Flesh
Umberroot vs Red Brown (AK11434)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Dark Shadow Flesh equivalents · Umberroot equivalents