What is the difference between Carthalos Skin and Mud Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Mud Brown is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Carthalos Skin vs Mud Brown

Carthalos Skin

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Tone Pro
Code: T5
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #76554a (estimate)

Mud Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.037
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7e5945 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mud Brown is more saturated, warmer than Carthalos Skin.

Can I use Mud Brown instead of Carthalos Skin?

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

Can I use Carthalos Skin instead of Mud Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Carthalos Skin is more muted, 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 Carthalos Skin on the colour wheel See Mud Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Carthalos Skin

Carthalos Skin vs US Earth Red (71.293)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mud Brown
Carthalos Skin vs Malefic Flesh (74.012)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 7, close
Carthalos Skin vs Beige Brown (70.875)Model Color · ΔE 7, close

Other Citadel paints close to Mud Brown

Mud Brown vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Carthalos Skin
Mud Brown vs Hobgrot HideColour: Base · ΔE 7, close
Mud Brown vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Carthalos Skin equivalents · Mud Brown equivalents