What is the difference between Amber Skin and Tanned Highlight?

ΔE 9 (close). Tanned Highlight is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Amber Skin vs Tanned Highlight

Amber Skin

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

Tanned Highlight

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09045
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ba8f77 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tanned Highlight is a little darker, warmer than Amber Skin.

Can I use Tanned Highlight instead of Amber Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Tanned Highlight is a little darker, warmer than Amber Skin.

Can I use Amber Skin instead of Tanned Highlight?

The same difference applies the other way round: Amber Skin is a little 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 Amber Skin on the colour wheel See Tanned Highlight on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Amber Skin

Amber Skin vs Golden Skin (09092)Master Series Paints · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Tanned Highlight
Amber Skin vs Fair Shadow (09046)Master Series Paints · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Tanned Highlight
Amber Skin vs Terran Khaki (09122)Master Series Paints · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Tanned Highlight

Tanned Highlight vs Kobold SkinWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Amber Skin
Tanned Highlight vs Gnome CheeksWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Amber Skin
Tanned Highlight vs Command KhakiWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Amber Skin

All matches: Amber Skin equivalents · Tanned Highlight equivalents