What is the difference between Mid Khaki Drill and Fair Shadow?

ΔE 10 (close). Fair Shadow is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid Khaki Drill vs Fair Shadow

Mid Khaki Drill

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4135P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b99b70 (estimate)

Fair Shadow

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09046
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d7a983 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fair Shadow is a little lighter, warmer than Mid Khaki Drill.

Can I use Fair Shadow instead of Mid Khaki Drill?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Fair Shadow is a little lighter, warmer than Mid Khaki Drill.

Can I use Mid Khaki Drill instead of Fair Shadow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid Khaki Drill is a little darker, 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 Mid Khaki Drill on the colour wheel See Fair Shadow on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Mid Khaki Drill

Mid Khaki Drill vs Stained Ivory (09142)Master Series Paints · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Fair Shadow
Mid Khaki Drill vs Golden Skin (09092)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Fair Shadow
Mid Khaki Drill vs Yellowed Bone (09143)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close · closer than Fair Shadow

Other Army Painter paints close to Fair Shadow

Fair Shadow vs Kobold SkinWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Mid Khaki Drill
Fair Shadow vs Amber SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Mid Khaki Drill
Fair Shadow vs Tanned Skin (WP4142P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mid Khaki Drill

All matches: Mid Khaki Drill equivalents · Fair Shadow equivalents