What is the difference between Brown Skin and Gory Red?

ΔE 18 (loose). Gory Red is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brown Skin vs Gory Red

Brown Skin

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

Gory Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.011
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a51c21 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Gory Red is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Brown Skin.

Can I use Gory Red instead of Brown Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Gory Red is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Brown Skin.

Can I use Brown Skin instead of Gory Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brown Skin is a little darker, more muted, 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 Gory Red 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 Gory Red
Brown Skin vs Carmine Red (70.908)Model Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Gory Red
Brown Skin vs Scarlet Red (72.012)Game Color · ΔE 19, loose

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Gory Red

Gory Red vs Scab Red (4116)Opaque Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Brown Skin
Gory Red vs Sangria Red (1789)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Brown Skin
Gory Red vs Carnage Red (3218)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Brown Skin

All matches: Brown Skin equivalents · Gory Red equivalents