What is the difference between Desert Skin and Wood?

ΔE 7 (close). Wood is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Skin vs Wood

Desert Skin

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

Wood

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.077
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c6937 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Wood is a little darker, cooler than Desert Skin.

Can I use Wood instead of Desert Skin?

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

Can I use Desert Skin instead of Wood?

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 Wood 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 Wood
Desert Skin vs Beige Red (70.804)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Desert Skin vs Elf Skin Tone (72.004)Game Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Wood

Wood vs Dark DAK Sand (WP4144P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Desert Skin
Wood vs Bullwhack BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close
Wood vs Kawa Brown (WP4163P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Desert Skin equivalents · Wood equivalents