Noble Skin vs N2 Neutral Gray

Noble Skin

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#4a4636 (estimate)

N2 Neutral Gray

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#3b3a33 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. N2 Neutral Gray is a little darker, more muted than Noble Skin. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Noble Skin is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden N2 Neutral Gray is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use N2 Neutral Gray instead of Noble Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). N2 Neutral Gray is a little darker, more muted than Noble Skin. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Noble Skin instead of N2 Neutral Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Noble 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 Noble Skin on the colour wheel See N2 Neutral Gray on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Noble Skin

Other Army Painter paints close to N2 Neutral Gray

All matches: Noble Skin equivalents · N2 Neutral Gray equivalents

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