What is the difference between Warm Skin and Tourmaline Skin?

ΔE 11 (fair). Tourmaline Skin is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Skin vs Tourmaline Skin

Warm Skin

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

Tourmaline Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e39d8b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Tourmaline Skin is a little lighter, cooler than Warm Skin.

Can I use Tourmaline 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). Tourmaline Skin is a little lighter, cooler than Warm Skin.

Can I use Warm Skin instead of Tourmaline Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Skin is a little darker, warmer.

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 Tourmaline Skin on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Warm Skin

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

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Tourmaline Skin

Tourmaline Skin vs Neutral Flesh (IONIC-0035)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Warm Skin
Tourmaline Skin vs Dwarf Skin (IONIC-0032)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Warm Skin
Tourmaline Skin vs Basic Skin (ATOM-20041)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Warm Skin

All matches: Warm Skin equivalents · Tourmaline Skin equivalents