What is the difference between Chipping and Onyx Skin?

ΔE 8 (close). Onyx Skin is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Chipping vs Onyx Skin

Chipping

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0618
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5e4232 (estimate)

Onyx Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c4f48 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Onyx Skin is a little lighter, cooler than Chipping.

Can I use Onyx Skin instead of Chipping?

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

Can I use Chipping instead of Onyx Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Chipping 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 Chipping on the colour wheel See Onyx Skin on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Chipping

Chipping vs Cypress BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Onyx Skin
Chipping vs Leather BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Onyx Skin
Chipping vs Leather Brown (WP4050P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Onyx Skin

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Onyx Skin

Onyx Skin vs Red Brown (AMMO.F-532)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close · closer than Chipping
Onyx Skin vs Graveyard Earth (IONIC-0148)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 11, fair
Onyx Skin vs Stonewall Grey (IONIC-0159)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Chipping equivalents · Onyx Skin equivalents