Washable Dust vs Snakebite Leather

Washable Dust

Brand
AMMO by Mig
Range
ATOM
Code
ATOM-20178
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#a7874a (estimate)

Snakebite Leather

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#b8864a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Snakebite Leather is warmer than Washable Dust. They are different kinds of paint: AMMO by Mig Washable Dust is an opaque base/layer paint and Citadel Snakebite Leather is a one-coat contrast-style paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Snakebite Leather instead of Washable Dust?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Snakebite Leather is warmer than Washable Dust. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Washable Dust instead of Snakebite Leather?

The same difference applies the other way round: Washable Dust is 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 Washable Dust on the colour wheel See Snakebite Leather on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Washable Dust

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Snakebite Leather

All matches: Washable Dust equivalents · Snakebite Leather equivalents

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