What is the difference between Medium Flesh Tone and Beasty Brown?

ΔE 10 (fair). Beasty Brown is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Flesh Tone vs Beasty Brown

Medium Flesh Tone

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11054
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c4803a (estimate)

Beasty Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b66724 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Beasty Brown is a little darker, more saturated than Medium Flesh Tone.

Can I use Beasty Brown instead of Medium Flesh Tone?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Beasty Brown is a little darker, more saturated than Medium Flesh Tone.

Can I use Medium Flesh Tone instead of Beasty Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Flesh Tone is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Medium Flesh Tone on the colour wheel See Beasty Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Medium Flesh Tone

Medium Flesh Tone vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Beasty Brown
Medium Flesh Tone vs Flat Flesh (70.955)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Beasty Brown
Medium Flesh Tone vs Base Flesh (74.004)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 10, close · closer than Beasty Brown

Other AK Interactive paints close to Beasty Brown

Beasty Brown vs Warm Yellow (AK17010)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 9, close · closer than Medium Flesh Tone
Beasty Brown vs Light Brown (AK11100)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, fair
Beasty Brown vs Solar Yellow (AK17012)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Medium Flesh Tone equivalents · Beasty Brown equivalents