Noble Skin vs Raw Umber

Noble Skin

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

Raw Umber

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8544
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#453d35 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Raw Umber is a little darker than Noble Skin. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Noble Skin is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Raw Umber is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Raw Umber instead of Noble Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Raw Umber is a little darker than Noble Skin. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Noble Skin instead of Raw Umber?

The same difference applies the other way round: Noble Skin is a little lighter.

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 Raw Umber on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Noble Skin

Other Army Painter paints close to Raw Umber

All matches: Noble Skin equivalents · Raw Umber equivalents

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