What is the difference between Moonstone Skin and Seven Pillars of Wisdom?

ΔE 8 (close). Seven Pillars of Wisdom is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Moonstone Skin vs Seven Pillars of Wisdom

Moonstone Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c87a70 (estimate)

Seven Pillars of Wisdom

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d97c6c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Seven Pillars of Wisdom is more saturated than Moonstone Skin.

Can I use Seven Pillars of Wisdom instead of Moonstone Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Seven Pillars of Wisdom is more saturated than Moonstone Skin.

Can I use Moonstone Skin instead of Seven Pillars of Wisdom?

The same difference applies the other way round: Moonstone Skin 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 Moonstone Skin on the colour wheel See Seven Pillars of Wisdom on the colour wheel

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Moonstone Skin

Moonstone Skin vs Count of TuscanyBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 12, fair
Moonstone Skin vs Terracotta PieBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 16, loose
Moonstone Skin vs Rust in PeaceBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 16, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Seven Pillars of Wisdom

Seven Pillars of Wisdom vs Agate SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Moonstone Skin
Seven Pillars of Wisdom vs Weathered Skin (WP4046P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Moonstone Skin
Seven Pillars of Wisdom vs Raging RougeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Moonstone Skin

All matches: Moonstone Skin equivalents · Seven Pillars of Wisdom equivalents