What is the difference between Ashen Brown and Malefic Flesh?

ΔE 10 (close). Malefic Flesh is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ashen Brown vs Malefic Flesh

Ashen Brown

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09180
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #775a5a (estimate)

Malefic Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.012
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a6055 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Malefic Flesh is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Ashen Brown.

Can I use Malefic Flesh instead of Ashen Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Malefic Flesh is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Ashen Brown.

Can I use Ashen Brown instead of Malefic Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ashen Brown is a little darker, more muted, 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 Ashen Brown on the colour wheel See Malefic Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ashen Brown

Ashen Brown vs Saddle Brown (70.940)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Malefic Flesh
Ashen Brown vs Mahogany Brown (70.846)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Malefic Flesh
Ashen Brown vs Rust (71.080)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Malefic Flesh

Other Reaper paints close to Malefic Flesh

Malefic Flesh vs Tanned Shadow (09043)Master Series Paints · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ashen Brown
Malefic Flesh vs Leather Brown (09030)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, close
Malefic Flesh vs Tanned Skin (09044)Master Series Paints · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Ashen Brown equivalents · Malefic Flesh equivalents