What is the difference between Warm Skin and Forest Skin?

ΔE 11 (fair). Forest Skin is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Skin vs Forest Skin

Warm Skin

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

Forest Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.013
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a07051 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Forest Skin is noticeably darker, warmer than Warm Skin.

Can I use Forest 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). Forest Skin is noticeably darker, warmer than Warm Skin.

Can I use Warm Skin instead of Forest Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Skin is noticeably lighter, 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 Warm Skin on the colour wheel See Forest Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Warm Skin

Warm Skin vs USAF Tan (71.348)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Forest Skin
Warm Skin vs Basic Skin Tone (70.815)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Forest Skin
Warm Skin vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Forest Skin

Forest Skin vs Rust Ochre (AMMO.F-541)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Warm Skin
Forest Skin vs Earth (A.MIG-0619)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Warm Skin
Forest Skin vs Uniform Sand Yellow FS-32555 (AMMO.F-510)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close · closer than Warm Skin

All matches: Warm Skin equivalents · Forest Skin equivalents