What is the difference between Quinacridone Burnt Orange and Dark Flesh Tone?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark Flesh Tone is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Quinacridone Burnt Orange vs Dark Flesh Tone

Quinacridone Burnt Orange

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #812219 (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 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Flesh Tone is a little lighter than Quinacridone Burnt Orange.

Can I use Dark Flesh Tone instead of Quinacridone Burnt Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Flesh Tone is a little lighter than Quinacridone Burnt Orange.

Can I use Quinacridone Burnt Orange instead of Dark Flesh Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Quinacridone Burnt Orange is a little darker.

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 Quinacridone Burnt Orange on the colour wheel See Dark Flesh Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Quinacridone Burnt Orange

Quinacridone Burnt Orange vs Carmine Red (70.908)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Flesh Tone
Quinacridone Burnt Orange vs Red (71.269)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair
Quinacridone Burnt Orange vs Flat Red (70.957)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other Golden paints close to Dark Flesh Tone

Dark Flesh Tone vs Red Oxide (PR101)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Quinacridone Burnt Orange
Dark Flesh Tone vs Burnt Sienna (PBr7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Quinacridone Burnt Orange
Dark Flesh Tone vs Mars YellowHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Quinacridone Burnt Orange equivalents · Dark Flesh Tone equivalents