What is the difference between Dorado Skin and Deck Grey?

ΔE 9 (close). Deck Grey is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dorado Skin vs Deck Grey

Dorado Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eeca9f (estimate)

Deck Grey

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1885
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d9c1a3 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Deck Grey is a little darker, more muted than Dorado Skin.

Can I use Deck Grey instead of Dorado Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Deck Grey is a little darker, more muted than Dorado Skin.

Can I use Dorado Skin instead of Deck Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dorado Skin is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Dorado Skin on the colour wheel See Deck Grey on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Dorado Skin

Dorado Skin vs Parchment (3209)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deck Grey
Dorado Skin vs Khaki Bone (4129)Opaque Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Deck Grey
Dorado Skin vs Whitecap Beige (3259)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Deck Grey

Deck Grey vs Ancient StoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dorado Skin
Deck Grey vs Skeleton BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dorado Skin
Deck Grey vs Skeleton BoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dorado Skin

All matches: Dorado Skin equivalents · Deck Grey equivalents