Dusk Red vs Dwarf Skin

Dusk Red

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#7a3a38 (estimate)

Dwarf Skin

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Xpress Color
Code
72.402
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#66312d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dwarf Skin is a little darker, more muted than Dusk Red.

Can I use Dwarf Skin instead of Dusk Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dwarf Skin is a little darker, more muted than Dusk Red.

Can I use Dusk Red instead of Dwarf Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dusk Red is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Dusk Red on the colour wheel See Dwarf Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dusk Red

Other Army Painter paints close to Dwarf Skin

All matches: Dusk Red equivalents · Dwarf Skin equivalents

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