What is the difference between Carnelian Skin and Oxide Brown Dark?

ΔE 9 (close). Oxide Brown Dark is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Carnelian Skin vs Oxide Brown Dark

Carnelian Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #644245 (estimate)

Oxide Brown Dark

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e322e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Oxide Brown Dark is a little darker, warmer than Carnelian Skin.

Can I use Oxide Brown Dark instead of Carnelian Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Oxide Brown Dark is a little darker, warmer than Carnelian Skin.

Can I use Carnelian Skin instead of Oxide Brown Dark?

The same difference applies the other way round: Carnelian Skin is a little lighter, 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 Carnelian Skin on the colour wheel See Oxide Brown Dark on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Carnelian Skin

Carnelian Skin vs Black Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Oxide Brown Dark
Carnelian Skin vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, close
Carnelian Skin vs Perylene Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Oxide Brown Dark

Oxide Brown Dark vs Bootstrap BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Carnelian Skin
Oxide Brown Dark vs Werewolf FurWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Carnelian Skin
Oxide Brown Dark vs Tree AncientWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Carnelian Skin

All matches: Carnelian Skin equivalents · Oxide Brown Dark equivalents