What is the difference between Oxide Brown Light and Dark Flesh Tone?

ΔE 12 (fair). Dark Flesh Tone is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Oxide Brown Light vs Dark Flesh Tone

Oxide Brown Light

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #83442b (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 12.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dark Flesh Tone is more saturated, cooler than Oxide Brown Light.

Can I use Dark Flesh Tone instead of Oxide Brown Light?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Dark Flesh Tone is more saturated, cooler than Oxide Brown Light.

Can I use Oxide Brown Light instead of Dark Flesh Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Oxide Brown Light 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 Oxide Brown Light on the colour wheel See Dark Flesh Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Oxide Brown Light

Oxide Brown Light vs Red Leather (70.818)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Flesh Tone
Oxide Brown Light vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Flesh Tone
Oxide Brown Light vs Light Brown (70.929)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Flesh Tone

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 Oxide Brown Light
Dark Flesh Tone vs Middle Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 14, fair
Dark Flesh Tone vs Magenta (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Oxide Brown Light equivalents · Dark Flesh Tone equivalents