What is the difference between Amber Skin and Celestine Skin?

ΔE 8 (close). Celestine Skin is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Amber Skin vs Celestine Skin

Amber Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c7a482 (estimate)

Celestine Skin

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Tone Pro
Code: T3
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cd987a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Celestine Skin is more saturated, warmer than Amber Skin.

Can I use Celestine Skin instead of Amber Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Celestine Skin is more saturated, warmer than Amber Skin.

Can I use Amber Skin instead of Celestine Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Amber Skin is more muted, 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 Amber Skin on the colour wheel See Celestine Skin on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Amber Skin

Amber Skin vs Ionrach SkinColour: Base · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Celestine Skin
Amber Skin vs Flayed One FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 6, close · closer than Celestine Skin
Amber Skin vs Eldar FleshColour: Dry · ΔE 6, close · closer than Celestine Skin

Other Army Painter paints close to Celestine Skin

Celestine Skin vs Kobold SkinWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Amber Skin
Celestine Skin vs Tanned Skin (WP4142P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Amber Skin
Celestine Skin vs Fair Skin (WP4055P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Amber Skin equivalents · Celestine Skin equivalents