What is the difference between Amber Skin and Thar Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Thar Brown is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Amber Skin vs Thar Brown

Amber Skin

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

Thar Brown

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC61
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b59f7e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Thar Brown is a little darker, cooler than Amber Skin.

Can I use Thar Brown instead of Amber Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Thar Brown is a little darker, cooler than Amber Skin.

Can I use Amber Skin instead of Thar Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Amber Skin is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Thar Brown on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Amber Skin

Amber Skin vs Basic Flesh (SC20)Scalecolor · ΔE 7, close
Amber Skin vs Ishtar Pink (SFG07)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 8, close
Amber Skin vs Resurrection Flesh (SFG14)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Thar Brown

Thar Brown vs Tomb King TanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Amber Skin
Thar Brown vs Banshee BrownWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Amber Skin
Thar Brown vs Canvas (WP4033P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Amber Skin

All matches: Amber Skin equivalents · Thar Brown equivalents