What is the difference between Japanese Brown and Dark Flesh?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Flesh is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Japanese Brown vs Dark Flesh

Japanese Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11123
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #de9c4a (estimate)

Dark Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.927
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ca8935 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Flesh is a little darker than Japanese Brown.

Can I use Dark Flesh instead of Japanese Brown?

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

Can I use Japanese Brown instead of Dark Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Japanese Brown is a little lighter.

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 Japanese Brown on the colour wheel See Dark Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Japanese Brown

Japanese Brown vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Japanese Brown vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair
Japanese Brown vs Flat Flesh (70.955)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Dark Flesh

Dark Flesh vs Medium Flesh Tone (AK11054)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close · closer than Japanese Brown
Dark Flesh vs Solar Yellow (AK17012)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 7, close · closer than Japanese Brown
Dark Flesh vs Ochre (AK11118)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Japanese Brown equivalents · Dark Flesh equivalents