What is the difference between Flaming Forge Orange and Dark Flesh?

ΔE 16 (loose). Dark Flesh is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Flaming Forge Orange vs Dark Flesh

Flaming Forge Orange

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Brights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e7832f (estimate)

Dark Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.927
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ca8935 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dark Flesh is more muted, cooler than Flaming Forge Orange.

Can I use Dark Flesh instead of Flaming Forge Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Dark Flesh is more muted, cooler than Flaming Forge Orange.

Can I use Flaming Forge Orange instead of Dark Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Flaming Forge Orange is more saturated, 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 Flaming Forge Orange on the colour wheel See Dark Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Flaming Forge Orange

Flaming Forge Orange vs Sunny Skin Tone (70.845)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Flesh
Flaming Forge Orange vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Flesh
Flaming Forge Orange vs Parasite Brown (72.042)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Flesh

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Dark Flesh

Dark Flesh vs Manticore OchreTriads: midtones · ΔE 8, close · closer than Flaming Forge Orange
Dark Flesh vs Dark Sun YellowTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Flaming Forge Orange
Dark Flesh vs Cerberus BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Flaming Forge Orange equivalents · Dark Flesh equivalents