Graveyard Earth vs Warm Skin Shade

Graveyard Earth

Brand
AMMO by Mig
Range
IONIC Smart Colors
Code
IONIC-0148
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#6f5137 (estimate)

Warm Skin Shade

Brand
Army Painter
Range
John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code
Vol. 1 Wash
Type
a wash/shade
Swatch
#7d5437 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Warm Skin Shade is more saturated than Graveyard Earth. They are different kinds of paint: AMMO by Mig Graveyard Earth is an opaque base/layer paint and Army Painter Warm Skin Shade is a wash/shade, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Warm Skin Shade instead of Graveyard Earth?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Warm Skin Shade is more saturated than Graveyard Earth. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Graveyard Earth instead of Warm Skin Shade?

The same difference applies the other way round: Graveyard Earth is more muted.

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 Graveyard Earth on the colour wheel See Warm Skin Shade on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Graveyard Earth

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Warm Skin Shade

All matches: Graveyard Earth equivalents · Warm Skin Shade equivalents

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