What is the difference between Black Skintone and Chestnut Brown?

ΔE 6 (very close). Chestnut Brown is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Black Skintone vs Chestnut Brown

Black Skintone

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5d363d (estimate)

Chestnut Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.746
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #523536 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 5.8, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Chestnut Brown is more muted, warmer than Black Skintone.

Can I use Chestnut Brown instead of Black Skintone?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 6). Chestnut Brown is more muted, warmer than Black Skintone.

Can I use Black Skintone instead of Chestnut Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Black Skintone is more saturated, 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 Black Skintone on the colour wheel See Chestnut Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Black Skintone

Black Skintone vs German Red Brown (70.605)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Chestnut Brown
Black Skintone vs Hull Red (70.985)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Chestnut Brown
Black Skintone vs Frozen Flesh (74.010)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Chestnut Brown

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Chestnut Brown

Chestnut Brown vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Black Skintone
Chestnut Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 8, close
Chestnut Brown vs Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Black Skintone equivalents · Chestnut Brown equivalents