What is the difference between Pale Skin and Opal Skin?

ΔE 8 (close). Opal Skin is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Skin vs Opal Skin

Pale Skin

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0040
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f5deda (estimate)

Opal Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fbd5c7 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Opal Skin is more saturated, warmer than Pale Skin.

Can I use Opal Skin instead of Pale Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Opal Skin is more saturated, warmer than Pale Skin.

Can I use Pale Skin instead of Opal Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Skin is more muted, cooler.

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 Pale Skin on the colour wheel See Opal Skin on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Pale Skin

Pale Skin vs Pearl SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Opal Skin
Pale Skin vs Mummy RobesWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Opal Skin
Pale Skin vs Hobgoblin HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Opal Skin

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Opal Skin

Opal Skin vs Light Pink Flesh (ATOM-20040)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pale Skin
Opal Skin vs Dead Magenta (IONIC-0061)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pale Skin
Opal Skin vs Light Flesh (A.MIG-0636)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Skin

All matches: Pale Skin equivalents · Opal Skin equivalents