What is the difference between Desert Skin and Oxide Brown Light?

ΔE 19 (loose). Oxide Brown Light is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Skin vs Oxide Brown Light

Desert Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4151P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #af7349 (estimate)

Oxide Brown Light

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #83442b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Oxide Brown Light is noticeably darker, cooler than Desert Skin.

Can I use Oxide Brown Light instead of Desert Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Oxide Brown Light is noticeably darker, cooler than Desert Skin.

Can I use Desert Skin instead of Oxide Brown Light?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Skin is noticeably 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 Desert Skin on the colour wheel See Oxide Brown Light on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Desert Skin

Desert Skin vs Kiwi Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Oxide Brown Light
Desert Skin vs Caucasian Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Oxide Brown Light
Desert Skin vs Bone Khaki (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 21, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Oxide Brown Light

Oxide Brown Light vs Sunburst Ochre (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Desert Skin
Oxide Brown Light vs Molten OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Desert Skin
Oxide Brown Light vs Ruddy Terra (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Desert Skin

All matches: Desert Skin equivalents · Oxide Brown Light equivalents