What is the difference between Carthalos Skin and Olive Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Olive Brown is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Carthalos Skin vs Olive Brown

Carthalos Skin

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Tone Pro
Code: T2
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c1711 (estimate)

Olive Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.889
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #322621 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Carthalos Skin.

Can I use Olive Brown instead of Carthalos Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Olive Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Carthalos Skin.

Can I use Carthalos Skin instead of Olive Brown?

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

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 Carthalos Skin on the colour wheel See Olive Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Carthalos Skin

Carthalos Skin vs Dark Rust (70.771)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Olive Brown
Carthalos Skin vs Burnt Umber (71.040)Model Air · ΔE 10, close
Carthalos Skin vs Black Grey (70.862)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Olive Brown

Olive Brown vs Dryad BarkColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Carthalos Skin
Olive Brown vs Rhinox HideColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair
Olive Brown vs Abaddon BlackColour: Base · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Carthalos Skin equivalents · Olive Brown equivalents