What is the difference between Light Skin and Quartz Skin?

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

Light Skin vs Quartz Skin

Light Skin

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20042
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f2c6a2 (estimate)

Quartz Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f1d4b5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Quartz Skin is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Light Skin.

Can I use Quartz Skin instead of Light Skin?

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

Can I use Light Skin instead of Quartz Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Skin is a little darker, more saturated, 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 Light Skin on the colour wheel See Quartz Skin on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Skin

Light Skin vs Elven FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Quartz Skin
Light Skin vs Dorado SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Quartz Skin
Light Skin vs Corpse PaleWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Quartz Skin

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Quartz Skin

Quartz Skin vs Basic Flesh (A.MIG-3520)Oilbrusher · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Skin
Quartz Skin vs Light Skin (A.MIG-0625)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Skin
Quartz Skin vs Elf Skin (IONIC-0026)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Skin

All matches: Light Skin equivalents · Quartz Skin equivalents