What is the difference between Dorado Skin and Elven Flesh?

ΔE 9 (close). Elven Flesh is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dorado Skin vs Elven Flesh

Dorado Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eeca9f (estimate)

Elven Flesh

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA07
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fddca4 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Elven Flesh is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Dorado Skin.

Can I use Elven Flesh instead of Dorado Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Elven Flesh is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Dorado Skin.

Can I use Dorado Skin instead of Elven Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dorado Skin is a little darker, more muted, 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 Dorado Skin on the colour wheel See Elven Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Dorado Skin

Dorado Skin vs Snake Fang (NA40)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 10, close
Dorado Skin vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 13, fair
Dorado Skin vs Sand Grey (NA15)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 13, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Elven Flesh

Elven Flesh vs Feywild GlowWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dorado Skin
Elven Flesh vs Corpse PaleWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close
Elven Flesh vs Ice YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Dorado Skin equivalents · Elven Flesh equivalents