What is the difference between Dry Rust Brown and Dark Flesh Tone?

ΔE 8 (close). Dark Flesh Tone is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dry Rust Brown vs Dark Flesh Tone

Dry Rust Brown

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8d4122 (estimate)

Dark Flesh Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.044
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #953b2c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Flesh Tone is cooler than Dry Rust Brown.

Can I use Dark Flesh Tone instead of Dry Rust Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dark Flesh Tone is cooler than Dry Rust Brown.

Can I use Dry Rust Brown instead of Dark Flesh Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dry Rust Brown is 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 Dry Rust Brown on the colour wheel See Dark Flesh Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dry Rust Brown

Dry Rust Brown vs Light Brown (70.929)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Dry Rust Brown vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair
Dry Rust Brown vs Orange Brown (70.981)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Dark Flesh Tone

Dark Flesh Tone vs Rust OrangeTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair
Dark Flesh Tone vs Sanguine ScarletTriads: midtones · ΔE 15, fair
Dark Flesh Tone vs Evil Eye RedTriads: highlights · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Dry Rust Brown equivalents · Dark Flesh Tone equivalents