What is the difference between Tanned Flesh and Red Brown?

ΔE 14 (fair). Red Brown is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tanned Flesh vs Red Brown

Tanned Flesh

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9b5b4d (estimate)

Red Brown

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-1
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #83604d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Red Brown is more muted, warmer than Tanned Flesh.

Can I use Red Brown instead of Tanned Flesh?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Red Brown is more muted, warmer than Tanned Flesh.

Can I use Tanned Flesh instead of Red Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tanned Flesh is more saturated, 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 Tanned Flesh on the colour wheel See Red Brown on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Tanned Flesh

Tanned Flesh vs Flat Earth (XF-52)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Red Brown
Tanned Flesh vs Dull Red (TS-33)TS Spray · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Red Brown
Tanned Flesh vs Brown (X-9)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Red Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Red Brown

Red Brown vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Tanned Flesh
Red Brown vs Cypress BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Tanned Flesh
Red Brown vs Onyx SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Tanned Flesh

All matches: Tanned Flesh equivalents · Red Brown equivalents