What is the difference between Dead Magenta and Opal Skin?

ΔE 6 (close). Opal Skin is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dead Magenta vs Opal Skin

Dead Magenta

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0061
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f0c6c0 (estimate)

Opal Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fbd5c7 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Opal Skin is a little lighter, warmer than Dead Magenta.

Can I use Opal Skin instead of Dead Magenta?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Opal Skin is a little lighter, warmer than Dead Magenta.

Can I use Dead Magenta instead of Opal Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dead Magenta is a little darker, 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 Dead Magenta on the colour wheel See Opal Skin on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Dead Magenta

Dead Magenta vs Urban BuffWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close
Dead Magenta vs Kobold SkinWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close
Dead Magenta vs Leopard Stone SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Opal Skin

Opal Skin vs Light Pink Flesh (ATOM-20040)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dead Magenta
Opal Skin vs Light Flesh (A.MIG-0636)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 7, close
Opal Skin vs Pale Skin (IONIC-0040)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Dead Magenta equivalents · Opal Skin equivalents