What is the difference between Dusty Skull and Stone Grey?

ΔE 6 (close). Stone Grey is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dusty Skull vs Stone Grey

Dusty Skull

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #91856e (estimate)

Stone Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.884
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7d7862 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Stone Grey is a little darker, cooler than Dusty Skull.

Can I use Stone Grey instead of Dusty Skull?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Stone Grey is a little darker, cooler than Dusty Skull.

Can I use Dusty Skull instead of Stone Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dusty Skull is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Dusty Skull on the colour wheel See Stone Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dusty Skull

Dusty Skull vs Sand Yellow (71.028)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Stone Grey
Dusty Skull vs Yellow Brown (71.246)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Stone Grey
Dusty Skull vs US Sand (71.138)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Stone Grey

Other Army Painter paints close to Stone Grey

Stone Grey vs Raw Wool (WP4152P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close
Stone Grey vs Light Battle Dress (WP4051P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 11, fair
Stone Grey vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Dusty Skull equivalents · Stone Grey equivalents