What is the difference between Desert Brown and Skin Tone?

ΔE 17 (loose). Skin Tone is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Brown vs Skin Tone

Desert Brown

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

Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.076
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f7b47b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Skin Tone is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Desert Brown.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Desert Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Skin Tone is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Desert Brown.

Can I use Desert Brown instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Brown is noticeably darker, 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 Skin 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 Skin Tone
Desert Brown vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Skin Tone
Desert Brown vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Skin Tone

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Gnome Flesh (NA06)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Desert Brown
Skin Tone vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Desert Brown
Skin Tone vs Sulfide Yellow (NA24)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Desert Brown equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents