What is the difference between Elfwood Brown and Dwarf Skin?

ΔE 16 (loose). Dwarf Skin is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Elfwood Brown vs Dwarf Skin

Elfwood Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Dipping Inks
Code: 4224
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #523924 (estimate)

Dwarf Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.402
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #66312d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dwarf Skin is more saturated, cooler than Elfwood Brown.

Can I use Dwarf Skin instead of Elfwood Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Dwarf Skin is more saturated, cooler than Elfwood Brown.

Can I use Elfwood Brown instead of Dwarf Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Elfwood Brown is 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 Elfwood Brown on the colour wheel See Dwarf Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Elfwood Brown

Elfwood Brown vs Wasteland Brown (72.420)Xpress Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dwarf Skin
Elfwood Brown vs Military Yellow (72.453)Xpress Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dwarf Skin
Elfwood Brown vs Battledress Brown (72.473)Xpress Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Dwarf Skin

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Dwarf Skin

Dwarf Skin vs Goth Skin (4236)Dipping Inks · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Elfwood Brown
Dwarf Skin vs Amberglow (4232)Dipping Inks · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Elfwood Brown
Dwarf Skin vs Burgundy (4237)Dipping Inks · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Elfwood Brown

All matches: Elfwood Brown equivalents · Dwarf Skin equivalents