What is the difference between Pastel Indigo and Skull Linen?

ΔE 27 (loose). Skull Linen is a little darker, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pastel Indigo vs Skull Linen

Pastel Indigo

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #98b8e0 (estimate)

Skull Linen

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Dipping Inks
Code: 4249
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #9e9a99 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 26.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Skull Linen is a little darker, much more muted than Pastel Indigo.

Can I use Skull Linen instead of Pastel Indigo?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 27). Skull Linen is a little darker, much more muted than Pastel Indigo.

Can I use Pastel Indigo instead of Skull Linen?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pastel Indigo is a little lighter, 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 Pastel Indigo on the colour wheel See Skull Linen on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Pastel Indigo

Pastel Indigo vs Blue Glacier (4242)Dipping Inks · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Skull Linen
Pastel Indigo vs Violet Hint (4243)Dipping Inks · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Skull Linen
Pastel Indigo vs Morrow Purple (4244)Dipping Inks · ΔE 34, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Skull Linen

Skull Linen vs Ashen StoneSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Pastel Indigo
Skull Linen vs Battleship GreySpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Pastel Indigo
Skull Linen vs Runic GreySpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Pastel Indigo

All matches: Pastel Indigo equivalents · Skull Linen equivalents