Sooty Black INK vs Noble Skin

Sooty Black INK

Brand
AK Interactive
Range
3rd Gen Ink
Code
AK11222
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#555747 (estimate)

Noble Skin

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#4a4636 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Noble Skin is a little darker, warmer than Sooty Black INK. They are different kinds of paint: AK Interactive Sooty Black INK is an ink, glaze or transparent paint and Army Painter Noble Skin is a one-coat contrast-style paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Noble Skin instead of Sooty Black INK?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Noble Skin is a little darker, warmer than Sooty Black INK. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Sooty Black INK instead of Noble Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sooty Black INK is a little lighter, 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 Sooty Black INK on the colour wheel See Noble Skin on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Sooty Black INK

Other AK Interactive paints close to Noble Skin

All matches: Sooty Black INK equivalents · Noble Skin equivalents

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