What is the difference between Warm Skin and Kobold Skin?

ΔE 11 (fair). Kobold Skin is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Skin vs Kobold Skin

Warm Skin

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c3896d (estimate)

Kobold Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8a080 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Kobold Skin is a little lighter, more muted than Warm Skin.

Can I use Kobold Skin instead of Warm Skin?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Kobold Skin is a little lighter, more muted than Warm Skin.

Can I use Warm Skin instead of Kobold Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Skin is a little darker, 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 Warm Skin on the colour wheel See Kobold Skin on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Warm Skin

Warm Skin vs Buffed HideWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Kobold Skin
Warm Skin vs Tourmaline SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair
Warm Skin vs Agate SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Kobold Skin

Kobold Skin vs Dark Sand (A.MIG-0620)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Warm Skin
Kobold Skin vs Wood (ATOM-20004)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Warm Skin
Kobold Skin vs US Desert Tan (ATOM-20009)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Warm Skin

All matches: Warm Skin equivalents · Kobold Skin equivalents