What is the difference between Sunny Skintone and Light Battle Dress?

ΔE 6 (close). Light Battle Dress is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sunny Skintone vs Light Battle Dress

Sunny Skintone

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-537
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9d8e64 (estimate)

Light Battle Dress

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4051P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9d8f70 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Battle Dress is more muted than Sunny Skintone.

Can I use Light Battle Dress instead of Sunny Skintone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Light Battle Dress is more muted than Sunny Skintone.

Can I use Sunny Skintone instead of Light Battle Dress?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sunny Skintone is 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 Sunny Skintone on the colour wheel See Light Battle Dress on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Sunny Skintone

Sunny Skintone vs Charred BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close
Sunny Skintone vs Tomb King TanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close
Sunny Skintone vs Banshee BrownWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Light Battle Dress

Light Battle Dress vs Medium Olive Green (A.MIG-0609)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sunny Skintone
Light Battle Dress vs Dust (ATOM-20143)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sunny Skintone
Light Battle Dress vs Zimmerit (ATOM-20144)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sunny Skintone

All matches: Sunny Skintone equivalents · Light Battle Dress equivalents