What is the difference between Brown Skin and Gorgon Brown?

ΔE 20 (loose). Gorgon Brown is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brown Skin vs Gorgon Brown

Brown Skin

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3219
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #822707 (estimate)

Gorgon Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.124
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #904638 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Gorgon Brown is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler than Brown Skin.

Can I use Gorgon Brown instead of Brown Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Gorgon Brown is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler than Brown Skin.

Can I use Brown Skin instead of Gorgon Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brown Skin is a little darker, much more saturated, 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 Brown Skin on the colour wheel See Gorgon Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Brown Skin

Brown Skin vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Gorgon Brown
Brown Skin vs Carmine Red (70.908)Model Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Gorgon Brown
Brown Skin vs Gory Red (72.011)Game Color · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Gorgon Brown

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Gorgon Brown

Gorgon Brown vs Dark Rose Tan (4119)Opaque Colors · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Brown Skin
Gorgon Brown vs Bestial Brown (1833)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Brown Skin
Gorgon Brown vs Quicksand Brown (1834)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Brown Skin

All matches: Brown Skin equivalents · Gorgon Brown equivalents