What is the difference between Onyx Skin and Oxide Brown Dark?

ΔE 13 (fair). Oxide Brown Dark is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Onyx Skin vs Oxide Brown Dark

Onyx Skin

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

Oxide Brown Dark

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e322e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Oxide Brown Dark is noticeably darker, cooler than Onyx Skin.

Can I use Oxide Brown Dark instead of Onyx Skin?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Oxide Brown Dark is noticeably darker, cooler than Onyx Skin.

Can I use Onyx Skin instead of Oxide Brown Dark?

The same difference applies the other way round: Onyx Skin is noticeably lighter, warmer.

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 Oxide Brown Dark on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Onyx Skin

Onyx Skin vs Ground Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Oxide Brown Dark
Onyx Skin vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Oxide Brown Dark
Onyx Skin vs Black Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 13, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Oxide Brown Dark

Oxide Brown Dark vs Bootstrap BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Onyx Skin
Oxide Brown Dark vs Werewolf FurWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Onyx Skin
Oxide Brown Dark vs Tree AncientWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Onyx Skin

All matches: Onyx Skin equivalents · Oxide Brown Dark equivalents