What is the difference between Shadow Flesh and Gorgon Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Gorgon Brown is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Shadow Flesh vs Gorgon Brown

Shadow Flesh

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

Gorgon Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.124
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #904638 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gorgon Brown is warmer than Shadow Flesh.

Can I use Gorgon Brown instead of Shadow Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Gorgon Brown is warmer than Shadow Flesh.

Can I use Shadow Flesh instead of Gorgon Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Shadow Flesh is 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 Shadow Flesh on the colour wheel See Gorgon Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Shadow Flesh

Shadow Flesh vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Gorgon Brown
Shadow Flesh vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Gorgon Brown
Shadow Flesh vs Fire Red (71.084)Model Air · ΔE 6, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Gorgon Brown

Gorgon Brown vs Human Flesh (AK17057)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 8, close
Gorgon Brown vs Bordeaux Red (AK11094)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 8, close
Gorgon Brown vs Beast Brown (AK11278)Color Punch · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Shadow Flesh equivalents · Gorgon Brown equivalents