What is the difference between Desert Camo and Med. Flesh Tone?

ΔE 11 (fair). Med. Flesh Tone is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Camo vs Med. Flesh Tone

Desert Camo

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1857
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9e7b36 (estimate)

Med. Flesh Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.860
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a5713d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Med. Flesh Tone is warmer than Desert Camo.

Can I use Med. Flesh Tone instead of Desert Camo?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Med. Flesh Tone is warmer than Desert Camo.

Can I use Desert Camo instead of Med. Flesh Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Camo is cooler.

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 Desert Camo on the colour wheel See Med. Flesh Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Desert Camo

Desert Camo vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone
Desert Camo vs Green Ochre (70.914)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone
Desert Camo vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Med. Flesh Tone

Med. Flesh Tone vs Komodo Khaki (1824)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Desert Camo
Med. Flesh Tone vs Coyote Brown (1856)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair
Med. Flesh Tone vs Yellow-Brown Ops (1858)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Desert Camo equivalents · Med. Flesh Tone equivalents