What is the difference between Yellow Shadow and Desert Skin?

ΔE 6 (close). Desert Skin is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Shadow vs Desert Skin

Yellow Shadow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b06e3c (estimate)

Desert Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4151P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #af7349 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Desert Skin is more muted than Yellow Shadow.

Can I use Desert Skin instead of Yellow Shadow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Desert Skin is more muted than Yellow Shadow.

Can I use Yellow Shadow instead of Desert Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Shadow 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 Yellow Shadow on the colour wheel See Desert Skin on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Yellow Shadow

Yellow Shadow vs Kawa Brown (WP4163P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close
Yellow Shadow vs Bullwhack BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close
Yellow Shadow vs Barren YellowWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Desert Skin

Desert Skin vs Rust Ochre (AMMO.F-541)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close
Desert Skin vs Uniform Sand Yellow FS-32555 (AMMO.F-510)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close
Desert Skin vs Warm Skin (ATOM-20043)ATOM · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Yellow Shadow equivalents · Desert Skin equivalents