What is the difference between Catachan Flesh and Forest Skin?

ΔE 9 (close). Forest Skin is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Catachan Flesh vs Forest Skin

Catachan Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a5a3a (estimate)

Forest Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.013
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a07051 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Forest Skin is a little lighter than Catachan Flesh.

Can I use Forest Skin instead of Catachan Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Forest Skin is a little lighter than Catachan Flesh.

Can I use Catachan Flesh instead of Forest Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Catachan Flesh is a little darker.

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 Catachan Flesh on the colour wheel See Forest Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Catachan Flesh

Catachan Flesh vs Brown Sand (70.876)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Forest Skin
Catachan Flesh vs Mustard Brown (70.769)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Forest Skin
Catachan Flesh vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Forest Skin

Other Citadel paints close to Forest Skin

Forest Skin vs Bugman's GlowColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Catachan Flesh
Forest Skin vs Cadian FleshtoneColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
Forest Skin vs Hobgrot HideColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Catachan Flesh equivalents · Forest Skin equivalents