What is the difference between Argonaut Skin and New Wood?

ΔE 6 (close). New Wood is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Argonaut Skin vs New Wood

Argonaut Skin

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7f5e49 (estimate)

New Wood

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.770
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a5639 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. New Wood is a little darker, more saturated than Argonaut Skin.

Can I use New Wood instead of Argonaut Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). New Wood is a little darker, more saturated than Argonaut Skin.

Can I use Argonaut Skin instead of New Wood?

The same difference applies the other way round: Argonaut Skin is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Argonaut Skin on the colour wheel See New Wood on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Argonaut Skin

Argonaut Skin vs Mud Brown (71.037)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than New Wood
Argonaut Skin vs USA Flat Brown (71.026)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than New Wood
Argonaut Skin vs Tan Earth (70.874)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than New Wood

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to New Wood

New Wood vs Noble Steed BrownTriads: shadows · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Argonaut Skin
New Wood vs Gyzmo FurTriads: shadows · ΔE 7, close
New Wood vs Paladin FleshTriads: midtones · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Argonaut Skin equivalents · New Wood equivalents