What is the difference between Middle Brown and Dark Flesh Tone?

ΔE 14 (fair). Dark Flesh Tone is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Middle Brown vs Dark Flesh Tone

Middle Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9b3d15 (estimate)

Dark Flesh Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.044
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #953b2c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dark Flesh Tone is more muted, cooler than Middle Brown.

Can I use Dark Flesh Tone instead of Middle Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Dark Flesh Tone is more muted, cooler than Middle Brown.

Can I use Middle Brown instead of Dark Flesh Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Middle Brown is more saturated, 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 Middle Brown on the colour wheel See Dark Flesh Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Middle Brown

Middle Brown vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Dark Flesh Tone
Middle Brown vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Dark Flesh Tone
Middle Brown vs Bronze Brown (72.036)Game Color · ΔE 17, loose

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Dark Flesh Tone

Dark Flesh Tone vs Red Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Middle Brown
Dark Flesh Tone vs Oxide Brown Light (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Middle Brown
Dark Flesh Tone vs Magenta (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Middle Brown equivalents · Dark Flesh Tone equivalents