What is the difference between Naples Yellow Deep and Dark Flesh?

ΔE 20 (loose). Dark Flesh is a little darker, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Naples Yellow Deep vs Dark Flesh

Naples Yellow Deep

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: 1222
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eb9815 (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 20.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dark Flesh is a little darker, much more muted than Naples Yellow Deep.

Can I use Dark Flesh instead of Naples Yellow Deep?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Dark Flesh is a little darker, much more muted than Naples Yellow Deep.

Can I use Naples Yellow Deep instead of Dark Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Naples Yellow Deep is a little lighter, much 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 Naples Yellow Deep on the colour wheel See Dark Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Naples Yellow Deep

Naples Yellow Deep vs IJA Chrome Yellow (71.135)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Flesh
Naples Yellow Deep vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Flesh
Naples Yellow Deep vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Flesh

Other Golden paints close to Dark Flesh

Dark Flesh vs Raw Sienna (PY43)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Naples Yellow Deep
Dark Flesh vs Yellow Ochre (PY43)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 8, close · closer than Naples Yellow Deep
Dark Flesh vs Yellow Oxide (PY42)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 10, close · closer than Naples Yellow Deep

All matches: Naples Yellow Deep equivalents · Dark Flesh equivalents