Cygor Brown vs Tanned Skin

Cygor Brown

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#6a3a2a (estimate)

Tanned Skin

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Xpress Color
Code
72.471
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#5e302b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tanned Skin is a little darker, cooler than Cygor Brown.

Can I use Tanned Skin instead of Cygor Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Tanned Skin is a little darker, cooler than Cygor Brown.

Can I use Cygor Brown instead of Tanned Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cygor Brown is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Cygor Brown on the colour wheel See Tanned Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cygor Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Tanned Skin

All matches: Cygor Brown equivalents · Tanned Skin equivalents

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