What is the difference between Moonstone Skin and Earth Brown?

ΔE 22 (loose). Earth Brown is a little darker, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Moonstone Skin vs Earth Brown

Moonstone Skin

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

Earth Brown

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA45
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #937463 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Earth Brown is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Moonstone Skin.

Can I use Earth Brown instead of Moonstone Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Earth Brown is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Moonstone Skin.

Can I use Moonstone Skin instead of Earth Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Moonstone Skin is a little lighter, much more saturated, 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 Moonstone Skin on the colour wheel See Earth Brown on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Moonstone Skin

Moonstone Skin vs Red Flesh (NA03)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Earth Brown
Moonstone Skin vs Brutal Brown (NA43)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Earth Brown
Moonstone Skin vs Gnome Flesh (NA06)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 22, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Earth Brown

Earth Brown vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Moonstone Skin
Earth Brown vs Paratrooper TanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Moonstone Skin
Earth Brown vs Paratrooper Tan (WP4027P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Moonstone Skin

All matches: Moonstone Skin equivalents · Earth Brown equivalents