What is the difference between Orange Tan and Med. Flesh Tone?

ΔE 10 (fair). Med. Flesh Tone is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Orange Tan vs Med. Flesh Tone

Orange Tan

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11409
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c4884f (estimate)

Med. Flesh Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.860
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a5713d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Med. Flesh Tone is a little darker than Orange Tan.

Can I use Med. Flesh Tone instead of Orange Tan?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Med. Flesh Tone is a little darker than Orange Tan.

Can I use Orange Tan instead of Med. Flesh Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Orange Tan 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 Orange Tan on the colour wheel See Med. Flesh Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Orange Tan

Orange Tan vs Base Flesh (74.004)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone
Orange Tan vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone
Orange Tan vs Flat Flesh (70.955)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone

Other AK Interactive paints close to Med. Flesh Tone

Med. Flesh Tone vs Nº6 Earth Yellow (FS30257) (AK11337)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Orange Tan
Med. Flesh Tone vs RAF Middle Stone (AK11846)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Orange Tan
Med. Flesh Tone vs Desert Uniform Base (AK11440)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Orange Tan equivalents · Med. Flesh Tone equivalents