What is the difference between Slate Grey and Obsidian Skin?

ΔE 7 (close). Obsidian Skin is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Slate Grey vs Obsidian Skin

Slate Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-522
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4f5151 (estimate)

Obsidian Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4b4344 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Obsidian Skin is a little darker than Slate Grey.

Can I use Obsidian Skin instead of Slate Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Obsidian Skin is a little darker than Slate Grey.

Can I use Slate Grey instead of Obsidian Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Slate Grey is a little lighter.

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 Slate Grey on the colour wheel See Obsidian Skin on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Slate Grey

Slate Grey vs Onyx SkinWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close
Slate Grey vs Bleached Strap Grey (WP4150P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close
Slate Grey vs Crow HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Obsidian Skin

Obsidian Skin vs Panzer Grey (A.MIG-0604)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Slate Grey
Obsidian Skin vs Matt Earth FS-34088 (AMMO.F-507)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close · closer than Slate Grey
Obsidian Skin vs Graugrün RLM 74 (ATOM-20157)ATOM · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Slate Grey equivalents · Obsidian Skin equivalents