What is the difference between Medium Flesh Tone and Dark Flesh?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Flesh is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Flesh Tone vs Dark Flesh

Medium Flesh Tone

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11054
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c4803a (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 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Flesh is more saturated than Medium Flesh Tone.

Can I use Dark Flesh instead of Medium Flesh Tone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Flesh is more saturated than Medium Flesh Tone.

Can I use Medium Flesh Tone instead of Dark Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Flesh Tone is 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 Dark Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Medium Flesh Tone

Medium Flesh Tone vs Flat Flesh (70.955)Model Color · ΔE 7, close
Medium Flesh Tone vs Base Flesh (74.004)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 10, close
Medium Flesh Tone vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Dark Flesh

Dark Flesh vs Solar Yellow (AK17012)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 7, close
Dark Flesh vs Japanese Brown (AK11123)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close
Dark Flesh vs Ochre (AK11118)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Medium Flesh Tone equivalents · Dark Flesh equivalents