What is the difference between RAL 8020 Braun and Forest Skin?

ΔE 8 (close). Forest Skin is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

RAL 8020 Braun vs Forest Skin

RAL 8020 Braun

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11331
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a37f59 (estimate)

Forest Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.013
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a07051 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Forest Skin is a little darker, warmer than RAL 8020 Braun.

Can I use Forest Skin instead of RAL 8020 Braun?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Forest Skin is a little darker, warmer than RAL 8020 Braun.

Can I use RAL 8020 Braun instead of Forest Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: RAL 8020 Braun is a little lighter, 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 RAL 8020 Braun on the colour wheel See Forest Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to RAL 8020 Braun

RAL 8020 Braun vs Desert Brown (70.767)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Forest Skin
RAL 8020 Braun vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Forest Skin
RAL 8020 Braun vs US Earth Yellow (71.291)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Forest Skin

Other AK Interactive paints close to Forest Skin

Forest Skin vs RLM 79 (1942) (AK11833)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than RAL 8020 Braun
Forest Skin vs Cork (AK11119)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RAL 8020 Braun
Forest Skin vs Bone Brown (AK17058)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 7, close · closer than RAL 8020 Braun

All matches: RAL 8020 Braun equivalents · Forest Skin equivalents