What is the difference between Sickly Pink and Weathered Skin?

ΔE 15 (loose). Weathered Skin is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sickly Pink vs Weathered Skin

Sickly Pink

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11060
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f9ac8d (estimate)

Weathered Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4046P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d88779 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Weathered Skin is noticeably darker, cooler than Sickly Pink.

Can I use Weathered Skin instead of Sickly Pink?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Weathered Skin is noticeably darker, cooler than Sickly Pink.

Can I use Sickly Pink instead of Weathered Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sickly Pink is noticeably lighter, 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 Sickly Pink on the colour wheel See Weathered Skin on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Sickly Pink

Sickly Pink vs Wildling FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Weathered Skin
Sickly Pink vs Fair Skin (WP4055P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Weathered Skin
Sickly Pink vs Barbarian FleshWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Weathered Skin

Other AK Interactive paints close to Weathered Skin

Weathered Skin vs Brown Rose (AK11063)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sickly Pink
Weathered Skin vs Light Flesh (AK11402)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 10, close · closer than Sickly Pink
Weathered Skin vs Old Rose (AK11062)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Sickly Pink

All matches: Sickly Pink equivalents · Weathered Skin equivalents