What is the difference between Amber Skin and Elven Skin?

ΔE 6 (close). Elven Skin is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Amber Skin vs Elven Skin

Amber Skin

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

Elven Skin

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bf9475 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Elven Skin is a little darker, warmer than Amber Skin.

Can I use Elven Skin instead of Amber Skin?

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

Can I use Amber Skin instead of Elven Skin?

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 Elven Skin on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Amber Skin

Amber Skin vs Kronos FleshTriads: midtones · ΔE 8, close
Amber Skin vs Pale SkinBrights · ΔE 8, close
Amber Skin vs Vampire FangTriads: highlights · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Elven Skin

Elven Skin vs Kobold SkinWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Amber Skin
Elven Skin vs Mid Khaki Drill (WP4135P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close
Elven Skin vs Charred BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Amber Skin equivalents · Elven Skin equivalents