This is a common color; 3 other brands cover it, the nearest being Two Thin Coats Manticore Ochre at 92 percent. Color-wise this is a vivid, light orange leaning warm. For modelling, drop to Elf Skin Tone in the recesses and step up to Flat Flesh on the edges, both Vallejo paints. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Dark Flesh equivalents, brand by brand
No brand clones Dark Flesh outright, but 3 ranges come close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent: Two Thin Coats Manticore Ochre, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.6).
- AK Interactive's closest color: AK Interactive Tan Yellow, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.9).
- Nearest in the Scale75 catalog: Scale75 Roasted Brown, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.0).
- Best Monument Pro Acryl option: Monument Pro Acryl Warm Flesh, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.3).
- From The Army Painter: The Army Painter Fiendish Yellow, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.8).
- Green Stuff World's closest color: Green Stuff World Arrakis Brown, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.9).
We checked the Lab numbers for a hidden catch and there is none: lightness and temperature both line up, so this swap is as safe as they come.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Two Thin Coats
AK Interactive
Scale75
Monument Pro Acryl
The Army Painter
Green Stuff World
Revell
Citadel
Tamiya
Humbrol
P3 Paints
About this color
Color profile
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Found in 3 other brands with a same-finish match.
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Dark Flesh?
The closest same-finish match is Two Thin Coats Manticore Ochre at 92% color similarity.
Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of Dark Flesh?
Yes. The closest The Army Painter option is Fiendish Yellow at 76%, a same-finish match.
What color is Dark Flesh?
Dark Flesh is a light vivid orange with a warm undertone (hex #D3933B).
What do I highlight and shade Dark Flesh with?
Highlight Dark Flesh toward Flat Flesh and shade it down into Elf Skin Tone, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.