What is the difference between Onyx Skin and March of the Fire Ants?

ΔE 7 (close). March of the Fire Ants is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Onyx Skin vs March of the Fire Ants

Onyx Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c4f48 (estimate)

March of the Fire Ants

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #785e51 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. March of the Fire Ants is a little lighter, warmer than Onyx Skin.

Can I use March of the Fire Ants instead of Onyx Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). March of the Fire Ants is a little lighter, warmer than Onyx Skin.

Can I use Onyx Skin instead of March of the Fire Ants?

The same difference applies the other way round: Onyx Skin 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 Onyx Skin on the colour wheel See March of the Fire Ants on the colour wheel

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Onyx Skin

Onyx Skin vs Battle of MarathonBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 7, close
Onyx Skin vs Black Rose ImmortalBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 8, close
Onyx Skin vs Fade to BlackBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to March of the Fire Ants

March of the Fire Ants vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Onyx Skin
March of the Fire Ants vs Ammo Pouch Brown (WP4130P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close
March of the Fire Ants vs Cypress BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Onyx Skin equivalents · March of the Fire Ants equivalents