Matt Light Yellow vs Maggot Skin

Matt Light Yellow

Brand
AMMO by Mig
Range
Shaders
Code
A.MIG-0720
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#ebe889 (estimate)

Maggot Skin

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#d4d888 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Maggot Skin is a little darker, more muted than Matt Light Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: AMMO by Mig Matt Light Yellow is an ink, glaze or transparent paint and Army Painter Maggot Skin is a one-coat contrast-style paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Maggot Skin instead of Matt Light Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Maggot Skin is a little darker, more muted than Matt Light Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Matt Light Yellow instead of Maggot Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Matt Light Yellow is a little lighter, 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 Matt Light Yellow on the colour wheel See Maggot Skin on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Matt Light Yellow

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Maggot Skin

All matches: Matt Light Yellow equivalents · Maggot Skin equivalents

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