What is the difference between Onyx Skin and Malefic Flesh?

ΔE 10 (fair). Malefic Flesh is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Onyx Skin vs Malefic Flesh

Onyx Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c4f48 (estimate)

Malefic Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.012
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a6055 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Malefic Flesh is a little lighter, more saturated than Onyx Skin.

Can I use Malefic Flesh instead of Onyx Skin?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Malefic Flesh is a little lighter, more saturated than Onyx Skin.

Can I use Onyx Skin instead of Malefic Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Onyx Skin is a little darker, more muted.

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 Onyx Skin on the colour wheel See Malefic Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Onyx Skin

Onyx Skin vs US Earth Red (71.293)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Malefic Flesh
Onyx Skin vs Mahogany Brown (70.846)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Malefic Flesh
Onyx Skin vs Rust (71.080)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Malefic Flesh

Other Army Painter paints close to Malefic Flesh

Malefic Flesh vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Onyx Skin
Malefic Flesh vs Fur BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Onyx Skin
Malefic Flesh vs Paratrooper TanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Onyx Skin equivalents · Malefic Flesh equivalents