What is the difference between Oak Brown and Dark Skin?

ΔE 6 (close). Dark Skin is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Oak Brown vs Dark Skin

Oak Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a2a28 (estimate)

Dark Skin

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09041
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #452929 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Skin is more saturated, cooler than Oak Brown.

Can I use Dark Skin instead of Oak Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Dark Skin is more saturated, cooler than Oak Brown.

Can I use Oak Brown instead of Dark Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Oak Brown is 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 Oak Brown on the colour wheel See Dark Skin on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Oak Brown

Oak Brown vs Brown Liner (09064)Master Series Paints · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Skin
Oak Brown vs Mahogany Brown (09070)Master Series Paints · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Skin
Oak Brown vs Cinder Brown (09178)Master Series Paints · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Skin

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Skin

Dark Skin vs Traitor RedWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Oak Brown
Dark Skin vs Bootstrap BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Oak Brown
Dark Skin vs Werewolf FurWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Oak Brown

All matches: Oak Brown equivalents · Dark Skin equivalents