What is the difference between Highlight Flesh and Ruby Skin?

ΔE 13 (fair). Ruby Skin is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Highlight Flesh vs Ruby Skin

Highlight Flesh

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11403
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fdcb9e (estimate)

Ruby Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f8bca8 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Ruby Skin is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Highlight Flesh.

Can I use Ruby Skin instead of Highlight Flesh?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Ruby Skin is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Highlight Flesh.

Can I use Highlight Flesh instead of Ruby Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Highlight Flesh is a little lighter, 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 Highlight Flesh on the colour wheel See Ruby Skin on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Highlight Flesh

Highlight Flesh vs Dorado SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Ruby Skin
Highlight Flesh vs Corpse PaleWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, close · closer than Ruby Skin
Highlight Flesh vs Elven FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ruby Skin

Other AK Interactive paints close to Ruby Skin

Ruby Skin vs Pastel Pink (AK11059)3rd Gen Pastel · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Highlight Flesh
Ruby Skin vs Salmon (AK11061)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Highlight Flesh
Ruby Skin vs Sickly Pink (AK11060)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Highlight Flesh

All matches: Highlight Flesh equivalents · Ruby Skin equivalents