What is the difference between Orange Magma and Sunburned Skin?

ΔE 21 (loose). Sunburned Skin is a little lighter, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Orange Magma vs Sunburned Skin

Orange Magma

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f89848 (estimate)

Sunburned Skin

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f8a97b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sunburned Skin is a little lighter, much more muted than Orange Magma.

Can I use Sunburned Skin instead of Orange Magma?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Sunburned Skin is a little lighter, much more muted than Orange Magma.

Can I use Orange Magma instead of Sunburned Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Orange Magma is a little darker, much 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 Orange Magma on the colour wheel See Sunburned Skin on the colour wheel

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Orange Magma

Orange Magma vs Pyrrhic DawnBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sunburned Skin
Orange Magma vs Agent OrangeBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Sunburned Skin
Orange Magma vs Boone TanBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 22, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Sunburned Skin

Sunburned Skin vs Wildling FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orange Magma
Sunburned Skin vs Barbarian FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Orange Magma
Sunburned Skin vs Hearthborn (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Orange Magma

All matches: Orange Magma equivalents · Sunburned Skin equivalents