What is the difference between Dark Boot Brown and Burnt Skin?

ΔE 12 (fair). Burnt Skin is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Boot Brown vs Burnt Skin

Dark Boot Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4126P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #484231 (estimate)

Burnt Skin

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #45302a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Burnt Skin is a little darker, warmer than Dark Boot Brown.

Can I use Burnt Skin instead of Dark Boot Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Burnt Skin is a little darker, warmer than Dark Boot Brown.

Can I use Dark Boot Brown instead of Burnt Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Boot Brown 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 Dark Boot Brown on the colour wheel See Burnt Skin on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Dark Boot Brown

Dark Boot Brown vs Olive Green (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Burnt Skin
Dark Boot Brown vs Raw Umber (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 7, close · closer than Burnt Skin
Dark Boot Brown vs Earth Green (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 8, close · closer than Burnt Skin

Other Army Painter paints close to Burnt Skin

Burnt Skin vs Bootstrap BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Boot Brown
Burnt Skin vs Werewolf FurWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Boot Brown
Burnt Skin vs Boot Brown (WP4025P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Boot Brown

All matches: Dark Boot Brown equivalents · Burnt Skin equivalents