What is the difference between Mocca Skin and Oxide Brown Medium?

ΔE 23 (loose). Oxide Brown Medium is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mocca Skin vs Oxide Brown Medium

Mocca Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #896b5a (estimate)

Oxide Brown Medium

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a342c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Oxide Brown Medium is noticeably darker, cooler than Mocca Skin.

Can I use Oxide Brown Medium instead of Mocca Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Oxide Brown Medium is noticeably darker, cooler than Mocca Skin.

Can I use Mocca Skin instead of Oxide Brown Medium?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mocca Skin is noticeably 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 Mocca Skin on the colour wheel See Oxide Brown Medium on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Mocca Skin

Mocca Skin vs Ground Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Oxide Brown Medium
Mocca Skin vs Bone Khaki (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Oxide Brown Medium
Mocca Skin vs Undead Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Oxide Brown Medium

Other Army Painter paints close to Oxide Brown Medium

Oxide Brown Medium vs Rifle Brown (WP4031P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mocca Skin
Oxide Brown Medium vs Dryad BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mocca Skin
Oxide Brown Medium vs Umberroot (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, close · closer than Mocca Skin

All matches: Mocca Skin equivalents · Oxide Brown Medium equivalents