Desert Skin vs Iridescent Copper Light (Coarse)

Desert Skin

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Historical
Code
WP4151P
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#af7349 (estimate)

Iridescent Copper Light (Coarse)

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
4106
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#cb845b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Iridescent Copper Light (Coarse) is a little lighter than Desert Skin. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Desert Skin is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Iridescent Copper Light (Coarse) is a pearl paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Iridescent Copper Light (Coarse) instead of Desert Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Iridescent Copper Light (Coarse) is a little lighter than Desert Skin. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Desert Skin instead of Iridescent Copper Light (Coarse)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Skin is a little darker.

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 Desert Skin on the colour wheel See Iridescent Copper Light (Coarse) on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Desert Skin

Other Army Painter paints close to Iridescent Copper Light (Coarse)

All matches: Desert Skin equivalents · Iridescent Copper Light (Coarse) equivalents

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