Warm Orange vs Aged Hide

Warm Orange

Brand
AK Interactive
Range
AK Quick Gen
Code
AK17009
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#db6841 (estimate)

Aged Hide

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#d06a50 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Aged Hide is more muted than Warm Orange. They are different kinds of paint: AK Interactive Warm Orange is an opaque base/layer paint and Army Painter Aged Hide 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 Aged Hide instead of Warm Orange?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Aged Hide is more muted than Warm Orange. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Warm Orange instead of Aged Hide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Orange is more saturated.

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 Orange on the colour wheel See Aged Hide on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Warm Orange

Other AK Interactive paints close to Aged Hide

All matches: Warm Orange equivalents · Aged Hide equivalents

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