What is the difference between Dusty Earth and Skeleton Bone?

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

Dusty Earth vs Skeleton Bone

Dusty Earth

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3523
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b4a288 (estimate)

Skeleton Bone

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8b898 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Skeleton Bone is a little lighter, cooler than Dusty Earth.

Can I use Skeleton Bone instead of Dusty Earth?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Skeleton Bone is a little lighter, cooler than Dusty Earth.

Can I use Dusty Earth instead of Skeleton Bone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dusty Earth 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 Dusty Earth on the colour wheel See Skeleton Bone on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Dusty Earth

Dusty Earth vs Canvas (WP4033P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Skeleton Bone
Dusty Earth vs Tomb King TanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Skeleton Bone
Dusty Earth vs Banshee BrownWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Skeleton Bone

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Skeleton Bone

Skeleton Bone vs Old Bone (IONIC-0144)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dusty Earth
Skeleton Bone vs Light Skin Tone (AMMO.F-548)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dusty Earth
Skeleton Bone vs Light Olive Green (A.MIG-0608)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Dusty Earth equivalents · Skeleton Bone equivalents