What is the difference between Space Yellow and Dark Flesh?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark Flesh is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Space Yellow vs Dark Flesh

Space Yellow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17011
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #db9e3f (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 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Flesh is a little darker than Space Yellow.

Can I use Dark Flesh instead of Space Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Flesh is a little darker than Space Yellow.

Can I use Space Yellow instead of Dark Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Space Yellow 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 Space Yellow on the colour wheel See Dark Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Space Yellow

Space Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Flesh
Space Yellow vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair
Space Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Dark Flesh

Dark Flesh vs Medium Flesh Tone (AK11054)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close · closer than Space Yellow
Dark Flesh vs Solar Yellow (AK17012)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 7, close · closer than Space Yellow
Dark Flesh vs Japanese Brown (AK11123)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close · closer than Space Yellow

All matches: Space Yellow equivalents · Dark Flesh equivalents