What is the difference between Onyx Skin and USAF Brown?

ΔE 11 (fair). USAF Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Onyx Skin vs USAF Brown

Onyx Skin

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

USAF Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.125
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7c6758 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. USAF Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Onyx Skin.

Can I use USAF Brown instead of Onyx Skin?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). USAF Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Onyx Skin.

Can I use Onyx Skin instead of USAF Brown?

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

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 USAF Brown 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 USAF Brown
Onyx Skin vs Mahogany Brown (70.846)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than USAF Brown
Onyx Skin vs Rust (71.080)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than USAF Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to USAF Brown

USAF Brown vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Onyx Skin
USAF Brown vs Ammo Pouch Brown (WP4130P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Onyx Skin
USAF Brown vs Paratrooper TanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Onyx Skin equivalents · USAF Brown equivalents