What is the difference between Dark DAK Sand and Med. Flesh Tone?

ΔE 9 (close). Med. Flesh Tone is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark DAK Sand vs Med. Flesh Tone

Dark DAK Sand

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4144P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a6431 (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 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Med. Flesh Tone is a little lighter, warmer than Dark DAK Sand.

Can I use Med. Flesh Tone instead of Dark DAK Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Med. Flesh Tone is a little lighter, warmer than Dark DAK Sand.

Can I use Dark DAK Sand instead of Med. Flesh Tone?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark DAK Sand

Dark DAK Sand vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone
Dark DAK Sand vs Ochre Brown (70.856)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone
Dark DAK Sand vs Mustard Brown (70.769)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone

Other Army Painter paints close to Med. Flesh Tone

Med. Flesh Tone vs Desert Skin (WP4151P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark DAK Sand
Med. Flesh Tone vs Bullwhack BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark DAK Sand
Med. Flesh Tone vs Kawa Brown (WP4163P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Dark DAK Sand equivalents · Med. Flesh Tone equivalents