What is the difference between Earth and Med. Flesh Tone?

ΔE 10 (fair). Med. Flesh Tone is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Earth vs Med. Flesh Tone

Earth

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3514
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #915e1c (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 10.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Med. Flesh Tone is a little lighter, more muted than Earth.

Can I use Med. Flesh Tone instead of Earth?

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 lighter, more muted than Earth.

Can I use Earth instead of Med. Flesh Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Earth is a little darker, 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 Earth on the colour wheel See Med. Flesh Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Earth

Earth vs Bronze Brown (72.036)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone
Earth vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone
Earth vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Med. Flesh Tone

Med. Flesh Tone vs Yellow ShadowIONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Earth
Med. Flesh Tone vs Rust Ochre (AMMO.F-541)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 10, close · closer than Earth
Med. Flesh Tone vs Washable Dust (ATOM-20178)ATOM · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Earth equivalents · Med. Flesh Tone equivalents