What is the difference between Warm Grey and Ionrach Skin?

ΔE 12 (fair). Ionrach Skin is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Grey vs Ionrach Skin

Warm Grey

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11009
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8a085 (estimate)

Ionrach Skin

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8a888 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Ionrach Skin is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Warm Grey.

Can I use Ionrach Skin instead of Warm Grey?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Ionrach Skin is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Warm Grey.

Can I use Warm Grey instead of Ionrach Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Grey is a little darker, more muted, 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 Warm Grey on the colour wheel See Ionrach Skin on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Warm Grey

Warm Grey vs Underhive AshColour: Dry · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ionrach Skin
Warm Grey vs Rakarth FleshColour: Base · ΔE 6, close · closer than Ionrach Skin
Warm Grey vs Krieg KhakiColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Ionrach Skin

Other AK Interactive paints close to Ionrach Skin

Ionrach Skin vs Light Earth (AK11115)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 9, close · closer than Warm Grey
Ionrach Skin vs Sand FS 33531 (AK11869)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 9, close · closer than Warm Grey
Ionrach Skin vs RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb Ausgabe 1944 (AK11319)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 9, close · closer than Warm Grey

All matches: Warm Grey equivalents · Ionrach Skin equivalents