What is the difference between Zamesi Desert and Dark Flesh?

ΔE 14 (fair). Dark Flesh is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Zamesi Desert vs Dark Flesh

Zamesi Desert

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

Dark Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.927
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ca8935 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dark Flesh is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Zamesi Desert.

Can I use Dark Flesh instead of Zamesi Desert?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Dark Flesh is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Zamesi Desert.

Can I use Zamesi Desert instead of Dark Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zamesi Desert is a little lighter, 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 Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Zamesi Desert

Zamesi Desert vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Flesh
Zamesi Desert vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Flesh
Zamesi Desert vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Dark Flesh

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Flesh

Dark Flesh vs T'au Light OchreColour: Layer · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Zamesi Desert
Dark Flesh vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Zamesi Desert
Dark Flesh vs Ryza RustColour: Dry · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Zamesi Desert

All matches: Zamesi Desert equivalents · Dark Flesh equivalents