What is the difference between Desert Skin and Orange Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Orange Brown is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Skin vs Orange Brown

Desert Skin

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

Orange Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.981
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a45d3c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Orange Brown is a little darker, cooler than Desert Skin.

Can I use Orange Brown instead of Desert Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Orange Brown is a little darker, cooler than Desert Skin.

Can I use Desert Skin instead of Orange Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Skin 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 Desert Skin on the colour wheel See Orange Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Desert Skin

Desert Skin vs Med. Flesh Tone (70.860)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Orange Brown
Desert Skin vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orange Brown
Desert Skin vs Beige Red (70.804)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Orange Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Orange Brown

Orange Brown vs Kawa Brown (WP4163P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Desert Skin
Orange Brown vs Viper BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Desert Skin
Orange Brown vs Bullwhack BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Desert Skin

All matches: Desert Skin equivalents · Orange Brown equivalents