What is the difference between Grimy Grey and Dorado Skin?

ΔE 7 (close). Dorado Skin is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Grimy Grey vs Dorado Skin

Grimy Grey

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11008
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8c394 (estimate)

Dorado Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eeca9f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dorado Skin is a little lighter, warmer than Grimy Grey.

Can I use Dorado Skin instead of Grimy Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dorado Skin is a little lighter, warmer than Grimy Grey.

Can I use Grimy Grey instead of Dorado Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Grimy Grey is a little darker, cooler.

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 Grimy Grey on the colour wheel See Dorado Skin on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Grimy Grey

Grimy Grey vs Light Khaki Drill (WP4136P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Dorado Skin
Grimy Grey vs Senshi Skin (WP4162P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dorado Skin
Grimy Grey vs Corpse PaleWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Dorado Skin

Dorado Skin vs Radome Tan FS 33613 (AK11870)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Grimy Grey
Dorado Skin vs Basic Skin Tone (AK11052)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Grimy Grey
Dorado Skin vs Highlight Flesh (AK11403)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Grimy Grey

All matches: Grimy Grey equivalents · Dorado Skin equivalents