Burnished Red vs Tanned Skin

Burnished Red

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#6a3a2e (estimate)

Tanned Skin

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Xpress Color
Code
72.471
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#5e302b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tanned Skin is a little darker, cooler than Burnished Red.

Can I use Tanned Skin instead of Burnished Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Tanned Skin is a little darker, cooler than Burnished Red.

Can I use Burnished Red instead of Tanned Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Burnished Red is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Burnished Red on the colour wheel See Tanned Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Burnished Red

Other Army Painter paints close to Tanned Skin

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