What is the difference between Dark Brown and Tanned Skin?

ΔE 10 (close). Tanned Skin is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Brown vs Tanned Skin

Dark Brown

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: 1-Step
Code: 516
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #4a2a1a (estimate)

Tanned Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.471
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #5e302b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tanned Skin is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Brown.

Can I use Tanned Skin instead of Dark Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Tanned Skin is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Brown.

Can I use Dark Brown instead of Tanned Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Brown is a little darker, 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 Dark Brown on the colour wheel See Tanned Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Brown

Dark Brown vs Wasteland Brown (72.420)Xpress Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Tanned Skin
Dark Brown vs Copper Brown (72.421)Xpress Color · ΔE 11, fair
Dark Brown vs Military Yellow (72.453)Xpress Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Tanned Skin

Tanned Skin vs Warm Brown (510)1-Step · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Brown
Tanned Skin vs Dark Green Brown (509)1-Step · ΔE 23, loose
Tanned Skin vs Graphite Grey (508)1-Step · ΔE 25, loose

All matches: Dark Brown equivalents · Tanned Skin equivalents