What is the difference between Brown Skin and Scarlet Red?

ΔE 19 (loose). Scarlet Red is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brown Skin vs Scarlet Red

Brown Skin

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

Scarlet Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.012
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a0262e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Scarlet Red is a little lighter, cooler than Brown Skin.

Can I use Scarlet Red instead of Brown Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Scarlet Red is a little lighter, cooler than Brown Skin.

Can I use Brown Skin instead of Scarlet Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brown Skin is a little darker, 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 Scarlet 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 Scarlet Red
Brown Skin vs Carmine Red (70.908)Model Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Scarlet Red
Brown Skin vs Gory Red (72.011)Game Color · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Scarlet Red

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Scarlet Red

Scarlet Red vs Sangria Red (1789)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Brown Skin
Scarlet Red vs Scab Red (4116)Opaque Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Brown Skin
Scarlet Red vs Carnage Red (3218)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Brown Skin equivalents · Scarlet Red equivalents