What is the difference between Zamesi Desert and Dark Warm Flesh?

ΔE 18 (loose). Dark Warm Flesh is a little lighter, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Zamesi Desert vs Dark Warm Flesh

Zamesi Desert

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8a030 (estimate)

Dark Warm Flesh

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S08
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f8b467 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dark Warm Flesh is a little lighter, much more muted, warmer than Zamesi Desert.

Can I use Dark Warm Flesh instead of Zamesi Desert?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Dark Warm Flesh is a little lighter, much more muted, warmer than Zamesi Desert.

Can I use Zamesi Desert instead of Dark Warm Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zamesi Desert is a little darker, much more saturated, 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 Zamesi Desert on the colour wheel See Dark Warm Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Zamesi Desert

Zamesi Desert vs Yellow Ochre (038)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Warm Flesh
Zamesi Desert vs Golden Brown (017)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Warm Flesh
Zamesi Desert vs Nickel Azo Yellow (E011)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Warm Flesh

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Warm Flesh

Dark Warm Flesh vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Zamesi Desert
Dark Warm Flesh vs T'au Light OchreColour: Layer · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Zamesi Desert
Dark Warm Flesh vs Bestigor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Zamesi Desert equivalents · Dark Warm Flesh equivalents