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

ΔE 11 (fair). Med. Flesh Tone is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Orange Brown vs Med. Flesh Tone

Orange Brown

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S27
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a5a22 (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 11.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Med. Flesh Tone is a little lighter, more muted than Orange Brown.

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

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Med. Flesh Tone is a little lighter, more muted than Orange Brown.

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

The same difference applies the other way round: Orange Brown is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Orange Brown on the colour wheel See Med. Flesh Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Orange Brown

Orange Brown vs Bronze Brown (72.036)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone
Orange Brown vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone
Orange Brown vs Beasty Brown (72.043)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Med. Flesh Tone

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Med. Flesh Tone

Med. Flesh Tone vs Petroleum Brown (S14)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Orange Brown
Med. Flesh Tone vs Warm Brown (S09)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Orange Brown
Med. Flesh Tone vs Tan Flesh (024)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 12, fair

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