What is the difference between Dark Skin and German Red Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). German Red Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Skin vs German Red Brown

Dark Skin

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09041
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #452929 (estimate)

German Red Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.271
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #583633 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Red Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Skin.

Can I use German Red Brown instead of Dark Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). German Red Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Skin.

Can I use Dark Skin instead of German Red Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Skin

Dark Skin vs Black Red (70.859)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than German Red Brown
Dark Skin vs Hull Red (70.985)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than German Red Brown
Dark Skin vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than German Red Brown

Other Reaper paints close to German Red Brown

German Red Brown vs Ruddy Leather (09109)Master Series Paints · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Skin
German Red Brown vs Dark Highlights (09042)Master Series Paints · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Skin
German Red Brown vs Volcano Brown (09179)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Skin

All matches: Dark Skin equivalents · German Red Brown equivalents