What is the difference between Desert Brown and Med. Flesh Tone?

ΔE 20 (loose). Med. Flesh Tone is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Brown vs Med. Flesh Tone

Desert Brown

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA46
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d09544 (estimate)

Med. Flesh Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.860
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a5713d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Med. Flesh Tone is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer than Desert Brown.

Can I use Med. Flesh Tone instead of Desert Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Med. Flesh Tone is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer than Desert Brown.

Can I use Desert Brown instead of Med. Flesh Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Brown is noticeably lighter, much 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 Desert Brown on the colour wheel See Med. Flesh Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Desert Brown

Desert Brown vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone
Desert Brown vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone
Desert Brown vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Med. Flesh Tone

Med. Flesh Tone vs Leather Brown (NA44)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Desert Brown
Med. Flesh Tone vs Yellow Sand (NA47)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose
Med. Flesh Tone vs Brutal Brown (NA43)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Desert Brown equivalents · Med. Flesh Tone equivalents