E260
#612D1B
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Dark Scarlet 4

SFAIH Earth & Skin warm

SFAIH E260 Dark Scarlet 4 is a deep orange alcohol marker in the Earth & Skin family. It sits in the darker value range, making it well-suited for earth tones, wood, bark. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.

Earth & Skin family Warm temperature 24% lightness
Earth tonesWoodBarkLeatherWarm backgrounds
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Dark Scarlet 4
Color Family
Earth & Skin
Temperature
Warm
Lightness
24%
Saturation
56%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Earth & Skin family — layer from shadow to highlight for smooth gradients.

Shadow Side
E430
Dark Orange 4 L22%
YR1
Dark Amber 5 L23%
Current Marker
E260
Dark Scarlet 4 L24%

Works Well With

Highlights
E440
Deep Amber 2
+12 lightness
YG080
Deep Amber 8
+12 lightness
BR1
Raw Limber
+13 lightness
YR3
Deep Orange 10
+13 lightness
Analogous Colors
YR170
Chrome Orange
15° hue shift
YR95
Burnt Sienna
15° hue shift
CG020
Neutral Grey 02
15° hue shift
CG050
Neutral Grey 05
15° hue shift
Complementary Accent

Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.

MG060
Deep Cyan 5
opposite hue
CGII09
Dark Charcoal 3
opposite hue
CGII04
Cool Grey II 4
opposite hue
B070
Deep Cyan 1
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where E260 fits the color story by mood and hue.

🔧 Underground Bunker
Olive concrete lit by one tungsten leak; the hum underneath you isn't the lights.
Environment
🔴 Boiling Kitchen
Overhead bulb on flushed faces while the kettle screams and nobody moves to lift it.
Emotional
🌕 Blood Moon
Copper moon in a black sky — the night the orbit lines up and the earth interrupts its own shadow.
Celestial
🏙 Tokyo Neon Night
Indigo sky between towers, neon orange kanji, trains running where the stars should be.
Cinematic
🎸 Grunge
Olive, charcoal, rust — the flannel you've worn so long it remembers your shape.
Punk
☕ Rich Espresso
Deep warm brown catching copper in the highlight — the shadow goes almost burgundy, not gray.
Skin Tones
✨ Deep Ebony
Very deep cool-warm brown — shadows pull toward indigo, highlights lift to burnished gold.
Skin Tones
🎸 Skater Punk Era
Purple, black tie, marker star on the wrist — complicated was the aesthetic and the whole mood.
Punk

Similar Colors in Earth & Skin

BR1
Dark Scarlet 1
deep orange
#603626
E120
Dark Scarlet 2
deep orange
#6F3522
E170
Dark Orange 1
dark orange
#72432B
E370
Dark Orange 3
deep orange
#5F351A
E430
Dark Orange 4
deep muted orange
#43352C
Y12
Dark Orange 6
deep orange
#4D3020
YR2
Dark Orange 10
deep orange
#662F14
YR172
Dark Orange 11
deep orange
#6A371B

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