What is the difference between Golfag Brown and Med. Flesh Tone?

ΔE 10 (close). Med. Flesh Tone is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golfag Brown vs Med. Flesh Tone

Golfag Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a5a2a (estimate)

Med. Flesh Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.860
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a5713d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Med. Flesh Tone is a little lighter than Golfag Brown.

Can I use Med. Flesh Tone instead of Golfag Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Med. Flesh Tone is a little lighter than Golfag Brown.

Can I use Golfag Brown instead of Med. Flesh Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golfag Brown 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 Golfag Brown on the colour wheel See Med. Flesh Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golfag Brown

Golfag Brown vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone
Golfag Brown vs Bronze Brown (72.036)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone
Golfag Brown vs Light Brown (70.929)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Med. Flesh Tone

Med. Flesh Tone vs Tallarn SandColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Golfag Brown
Med. Flesh Tone vs XV-88Colour: Base · ΔE 10, close
Med. Flesh Tone vs Balor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Golfag Brown equivalents · Med. Flesh Tone equivalents