What is the difference between Mars Yellow and Dark Flesh Tone?

ΔE 14 (fair). Dark Flesh Tone is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mars Yellow vs Dark Flesh Tone

Mars Yellow

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa542d (estimate)

Dark Flesh Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.044
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #953b2c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dark Flesh Tone is a little darker, cooler than Mars Yellow.

Can I use Dark Flesh Tone instead of Mars Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Dark Flesh Tone is a little darker, cooler than Mars Yellow.

Can I use Mars Yellow instead of Dark Flesh Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mars Yellow 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 Mars Yellow on the colour wheel See Dark Flesh Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mars Yellow

Mars Yellow vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Flesh Tone
Mars Yellow vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Flesh Tone
Mars Yellow vs Orange Brown (70.981)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Dark Flesh Tone

Other Golden paints close to Dark Flesh Tone

Dark Flesh Tone vs Red Oxide (PR101)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mars Yellow
Dark Flesh Tone vs Burnt Sienna (PBr7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mars Yellow
Dark Flesh Tone vs Quinacridone Burnt OrangeHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close · closer than Mars Yellow

All matches: Mars Yellow equivalents · Dark Flesh Tone equivalents