What is the difference between Dwarf Skin and Fair Skin?

ΔE 9 (close). Fair Skin is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dwarf Skin vs Fair Skin

Dwarf Skin

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0032
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e8927c (estimate)

Fair Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4055P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e9a48c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fair Skin is a little lighter, more muted than Dwarf Skin.

Can I use Fair Skin instead of Dwarf Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Fair Skin is a little lighter, more muted than Dwarf Skin.

Can I use Dwarf Skin instead of Fair Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dwarf Skin is a little darker, 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 Dwarf Skin on the colour wheel See Fair Skin on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Dwarf Skin

Dwarf Skin vs Barbarian FleshWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Fair Skin
Dwarf Skin vs Rosy Skin (WP4035P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Fair Skin
Dwarf Skin vs Barbarian FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Fair Skin

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Fair Skin

Fair Skin vs Basic Skin (ATOM-20041)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dwarf Skin
Fair Skin vs Gnome Skin (IONIC-0027)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, close
Fair Skin vs Neutral Flesh (IONIC-0035)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Dwarf Skin equivalents · Fair Skin equivalents