What is the difference between Mocca Skin and Old Wood?

ΔE 9 (close). Old Wood is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mocca Skin vs Old Wood

Mocca Skin

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

Old Wood

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.761
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #736651 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Old Wood is a little darker, cooler than Mocca Skin.

Can I use Old Wood instead of Mocca Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Old Wood is a little darker, cooler than Mocca Skin.

Can I use Mocca Skin instead of Old Wood?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mocca 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 Mocca Skin on the colour wheel See Old Wood on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mocca Skin

Mocca Skin vs German Dark Yellow (70.604)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Old Wood
Mocca Skin vs Tan Earth (70.874)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Old Wood
Mocca Skin vs USAF Brown (71.125)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Old Wood

Other Army Painter paints close to Old Wood

Old Wood vs Ammo Pouch Brown (WP4130P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mocca Skin
Old Wood vs Tundra TaupeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair
Old Wood vs Venom WyrmWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Mocca Skin equivalents · Old Wood equivalents