Dusk Red vs Tanned Skin

Dusk Red

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

Tanned Skin

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Xpress Color
Code
72.471
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#5e302b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Tanned Skin is a little darker, more muted than Dusk Red.

Can I use Tanned Skin instead of Dusk Red?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Tanned Skin is a little darker, more muted than Dusk Red.

Can I use Dusk Red instead of Tanned 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 Tanned Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dusk Red

Other Army Painter paints close to Tanned Skin

All matches: Dusk Red equivalents · Tanned Skin equivalents

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