Crusader Skin vs Snakebite Leather

Crusader Skin

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#e8a888 (estimate)

Snakebite Leather

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#b8864a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Snakebite Leather is noticeably darker, more saturated than Crusader Skin.

Can I use Snakebite Leather instead of Crusader Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Snakebite Leather is noticeably darker, more saturated than Crusader Skin.

Can I use Crusader Skin instead of Snakebite Leather?

The same difference applies the other way round: Crusader Skin is noticeably lighter, more muted.

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 Crusader Skin on the colour wheel See Snakebite Leather on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Crusader Skin

Other Army Painter paints close to Snakebite Leather

All matches: Crusader Skin equivalents · Snakebite Leather equivalents

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