Onyx Skin vs Walnut Brown

Onyx Skin

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

Walnut Brown

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Washes & Intensity Inks
Code
1734 Ink
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#64503f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Walnut Brown is warmer than Onyx Skin. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Onyx Skin is an opaque base/layer paint and Green Stuff World Walnut Brown 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 Walnut Brown instead of Onyx Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Walnut Brown is warmer than Onyx Skin. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Onyx Skin instead of Walnut Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Onyx Skin is 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 Walnut Brown on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Onyx Skin

Other Army Painter paints close to Walnut Brown

All matches: Onyx Skin equivalents · Walnut Brown equivalents

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