Dark Flesh
Citadel · Foundation (discontinued)
#683B31 · L*30.1 a*18.7 b*14.7
The closest match to Citadel Dark Flesh in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Dark Flesh is a dark, moderately saturated red. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Arteza Burnt Umber at ΔE 1.3. 12 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Dark Flesh?
Arteza Burnt Umber is the closest equivalent to Citadel Dark Flesh in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Bruno Rossiccio (ΔE 1.5) and The Army Painter Burnished Red (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Dark Flesh?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Mahogany, ΔE 2.0 — a very close substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Dark Flesh Shop Arteza Burnt Umber Shop Arteza Acrylic Premium Paints set
Dark Flesh equivalent in Arteza
- A Burnt Umber Acrylic Premium Paints A305 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- D Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Pearl Paints A130 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Dark Flesh equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Bruno Rossiccio Mr Paint MRP-313 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Signal Brown RAL 8002 Mr Paint MRP-029 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Dark Flesh equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Burnished Red Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Brazen Copper Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.0 · very close
Dark Flesh equivalent in Vallejo
- B Mahogany Xpress Color 72.472 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Terracotta Game Color 72.065 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Dark Flesh equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Saddle Brown Standard (3rd Gen) AK11104 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Tracks Surface Primer Primer (3rd Gen) AK11251 ΔE 4.6 · close
Dark Flesh equivalent in Monument
- B Dark Flesh Pro Acrylic Paints 068 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Flesh Wash Pro Acrylic Wash 202 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Dark Flesh equivalent in Scale75
- B Dark Rust Soil Works ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Red Leather Scale Color Range ΔE 4.2 · close
Dark Flesh equivalent in Duncan
- B Red Rage Wave 3 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Boar Hide Wave 1 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Dark Flesh equivalent in Reaper
- B Ruddy Leather Master Series Paints Core Colors 9109 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Mwangi Brown Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89538 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Dark Flesh equivalent in FolkArt
- B Barnyard Red Acrylic Colors 611 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Burnt Sienna Pure™ Artist Pigment 7107 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Dark Flesh equivalent in P3
- B Brown Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Basilisk Brown Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Dark Flesh equivalent in Mig
- C Red Leather Acrylics AMIG0133 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Washable Mud Acrylics AMIG0108 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Dark Flesh in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Color | #673222 | Oxide Brown | ΔE 4.0 |
| Revell | #6C312B | Reddish Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mission Models | #674539 | Dark Tan FS 30219 | ΔE 4.4 |
| Golden | #6B3F3E | Violet Oxide Fluid | ΔE 4.5 |
| Tamiya | #7B4538 | Dull red.jpeg Lacquer Paint | ΔE 4.8 |
| Foundry | #5F3938 | Musket Stock Brown Light Paint System | ΔE 4.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #79493D | Red Brown World War II Range | ΔE 5.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #6B4842 | Oxide Brown Medium Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 5.0 |
| Green Stuff World | #632D2B | Goth Skin Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 5.2 |
| Warcolours | #793C2A | Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints | ΔE 5.2 |
| Mr. Hobby | #7C422F | Red Brown (2) Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 5.7 |
| Creature | #663820 | Light Umber Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.0 |
| Liquitex | #523531 | Muted Pink Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.4 |
| Humbrol | #623319 | German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 7.1 |
| Italeri | #823430 | Rust Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.3 |
| Apple Barrel | #4F3220 | Milk Chocolate Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.3 |
| Acrilex | #815547 | Marrom Escuro Paints | ΔE 8.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 12.3 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- C Beaten Copper Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Calthan Brown Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Bestial Brown Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Thondia Brown Base ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Bugman Glow Base ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Terracotta Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.7 · similar
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