Dark Skin Shade vs Ink Skin

Dark Skin Shade

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
a wash/shade
Swatch
#2a1a1a (estimate)

Ink Skin

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Ink
Code
72.093
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#391b1b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ink Skin is more saturated than Dark Skin Shade. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Dark Skin Shade is a wash/shade and Vallejo Ink Skin is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Ink Skin instead of Dark Skin Shade?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Ink Skin is more saturated than Dark Skin Shade. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Dark Skin Shade instead of Ink Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Skin Shade is 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 Dark Skin Shade on the colour wheel See Ink Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Skin Shade

Other Army Painter paints close to Ink Skin

All matches: Dark Skin Shade equivalents · Ink Skin equivalents

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