What is the difference between Black Skintone and German Red Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). German Red Brown is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Black Skintone vs German Red Brown

Black Skintone

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

German Red Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.271
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #583633 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Red Brown is warmer than Black Skintone.

Can I use German Red Brown instead of Black Skintone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). German Red Brown is warmer than Black Skintone.

Can I use Black Skintone instead of German Red Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Black Skintone 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 Black Skintone on the colour wheel See German Red 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 German Red Brown
Black Skintone vs Hull Red (70.985)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than German Red Brown
Black Skintone vs Frozen Flesh (74.010)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 6, very close · closer than German Red Brown

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to German Red Brown

German Red Brown vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Black Skintone
German Red Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Black Skintone
German Red Brown vs Royal Brown (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Black Skintone equivalents · German Red Brown equivalents