Shadow Flesh vs Cavalry Brown

Shadow Flesh

Brand
AK Interactive
Range
3rd Gen Figure Series
Code
AK11404
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#8b433f (estimate)

Cavalry Brown

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Color
Code
70.982
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#7b3d3b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cavalry Brown is a little darker, more muted than Shadow Flesh.

Can I use Cavalry Brown instead of Shadow Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Cavalry Brown is a little darker, more muted than Shadow Flesh.

Can I use Shadow Flesh instead of Cavalry Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Shadow Flesh is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Shadow Flesh on the colour wheel See Cavalry Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Shadow Flesh

Other AK Interactive paints close to Cavalry Brown

All matches: Shadow Flesh equivalents · Cavalry Brown equivalents

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