What is the difference between Ratskin Flesh and Oxide Brown Light?

ΔE 20 (loose). Oxide Brown Light is noticeably darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ratskin Flesh vs Oxide Brown Light

Ratskin Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c06a4a (estimate)

Oxide Brown Light

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #83442b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Oxide Brown Light is noticeably darker, more muted than Ratskin Flesh.

Can I use Oxide Brown Light instead of Ratskin Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Oxide Brown Light is noticeably darker, more muted than Ratskin Flesh.

Can I use Ratskin Flesh instead of Oxide Brown Light?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ratskin Flesh is noticeably lighter, 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 Ratskin Flesh on the colour wheel See Oxide Brown Light on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Ratskin Flesh

Ratskin Flesh vs Caucasian Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 10, close · closer than Oxide Brown Light
Ratskin Flesh vs Middle Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Oxide Brown Light
Ratskin Flesh vs Red Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 20, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Oxide Brown Light

Oxide Brown Light vs Bloodreaver FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ratskin Flesh
Oxide Brown Light vs Knight-Questor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ratskin Flesh
Oxide Brown Light vs Catachan FleshColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Ratskin Flesh

All matches: Ratskin Flesh equivalents · Oxide Brown Light equivalents