What is the difference between Werewolf Brown and Dwarf Skin?

ΔE 15 (fair). Dwarf Skin is much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Werewolf Brown vs Dwarf Skin

Werewolf Brown

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN01
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #543c36 (estimate)

Dwarf Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.402
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #66312d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dwarf Skin is much more saturated, cooler than Werewolf Brown.

Can I use Dwarf Skin instead of Werewolf Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 15). Dwarf Skin is much more saturated, cooler than Werewolf Brown.

Can I use Werewolf Brown instead of Dwarf Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Werewolf Brown is much more muted, 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 Werewolf Brown on the colour wheel See Dwarf Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Werewolf Brown

Werewolf Brown vs Zombie Flesh (72.470)Xpress Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dwarf Skin
Werewolf Brown vs Wasteland Brown (72.420)Xpress Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dwarf Skin
Werewolf Brown vs Battledress Brown (72.473)Xpress Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dwarf Skin

Other Scale75 paints close to Dwarf Skin

Dwarf Skin vs Demon Brown (SIN44)Instant Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Werewolf Brown
Dwarf Skin vs Grizzly Brown (SIN34)Instant Colors · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Werewolf Brown
Dwarf Skin vs Endurance Brown (SIN35)Instant Colors · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Werewolf Brown equivalents · Dwarf Skin equivalents