What is the difference between Orange Brown and Elf Skin Tone?

ΔE 16 (loose). Elf Skin Tone is a little lighter, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Orange Brown vs Elf Skin Tone

Orange Brown

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09201
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b1591f (estimate)

Elf Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.004
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bc6e49 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Elf Skin Tone is a little lighter, much more muted than Orange Brown.

Can I use Elf Skin Tone instead of Orange Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Elf Skin Tone is a little lighter, much more muted than Orange Brown.

Can I use Orange Brown instead of Elf Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Orange Brown is a little darker, much 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 Elf Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Orange Brown

Orange Brown vs Beasty Brown (72.043)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Elf Skin Tone
Orange Brown vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Elf Skin Tone
Orange Brown vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Elf Skin Tone

Other Reaper paints close to Elf Skin Tone

Elf Skin Tone vs Burnt Orange (09111)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close · closer than Orange Brown
Elf Skin Tone vs Tanned Leather (09031)Master Series Paints · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Orange Brown
Elf Skin Tone vs Sand Brown (09190)Master Series Paints · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Orange Brown equivalents · Elf Skin Tone equivalents