What is the difference between Tanned Skin and Malefic Flesh?

ΔE 11 (fair). Malefic Flesh is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tanned Skin vs Malefic Flesh

Tanned Skin

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09044
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a57b69 (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 11.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Malefic Flesh is noticeably darker, cooler than Tanned Skin.

Can I use Malefic Flesh instead of Tanned Skin?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Malefic Flesh is noticeably darker, cooler than Tanned Skin.

Can I use Tanned Skin instead of Malefic Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tanned Skin is noticeably lighter, 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 Tanned Skin on the colour wheel See Malefic Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Tanned Skin

Tanned Skin vs Tan Earth (71.079)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Malefic Flesh
Tanned Skin vs US Desert Sand (71.140)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Malefic Flesh
Tanned Skin vs Pale Brown (70.825)Model Color · ΔE 9, 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 Tanned Skin
Malefic Flesh vs Ashen Brown (09180)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, close · closer than Tanned Skin
Malefic Flesh vs Leather Brown (09030)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, close · closer than Tanned Skin

All matches: Tanned Skin equivalents · Malefic Flesh equivalents