Light Flesh vs Tourmaline Skin

Light Flesh

Brand
AK Interactive
Range
3rd Gen Figure Series
Code
AK11402
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#cc9078 (estimate)

Tourmaline Skin

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#e39d8b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tourmaline Skin is a little lighter, cooler than Light Flesh.

Can I use Tourmaline Skin instead of Light Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Tourmaline Skin is a little lighter, cooler than Light Flesh.

Can I use Light Flesh instead of Tourmaline Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Flesh is a little darker, 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 Light Flesh on the colour wheel See Tourmaline Skin on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Flesh

Other AK Interactive paints close to Tourmaline Skin

All matches: Light Flesh equivalents · Tourmaline Skin equivalents

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