What is the difference between Carnelian Skin and Chocolate Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Chocolate Brown is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Carnelian Skin vs Chocolate Brown

Carnelian Skin

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

Chocolate Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-406
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #513236 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Chocolate Brown is a little darker than Carnelian Skin.

Can I use Chocolate Brown instead of Carnelian Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Chocolate Brown is a little darker than Carnelian Skin.

Can I use Carnelian Skin instead of Chocolate Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Carnelian Skin 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 Carnelian Skin on the colour wheel See Chocolate Brown on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Carnelian Skin

Carnelian Skin vs IJN Linoleum Deck Color (C-606)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Chocolate Brown
Carnelian Skin vs Red Brown (C-41)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close
Carnelian Skin vs Cocoa Brown (H-17)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Chocolate Brown

Chocolate Brown vs Bootstrap BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Carnelian Skin
Chocolate Brown vs Werewolf FurWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close · closer than Carnelian Skin
Chocolate Brown vs Chaotic RedWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Carnelian Skin equivalents · Chocolate Brown equivalents