What is the difference between Pastel Salmon and Skeleton Horde?

ΔE 20 (loose). Skeleton Horde is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pastel Salmon vs Skeleton Horde

Pastel Salmon

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #f8b888 (estimate)

Skeleton Horde

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Contrast
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #d8c890 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Skeleton Horde is more muted, cooler than Pastel Salmon.

Can I use Skeleton Horde instead of Pastel Salmon?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Skeleton Horde is more muted, cooler than Pastel Salmon.

Can I use Pastel Salmon instead of Skeleton Horde?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pastel Salmon is more saturated, 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 Pastel Salmon on the colour wheel See Skeleton Horde on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Pastel Salmon

Pastel Salmon vs Guilliman FleshColour: Contrast · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Skeleton Horde
Pastel Salmon vs Plaguebearer FleshColour: Contrast · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Skeleton Horde
Pastel Salmon vs Aggaros DunesColour: Contrast · ΔE 21, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Skeleton Horde

Skeleton Horde vs Pallid BoneSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pastel Salmon
Skeleton Horde vs Maggot SkinSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Pastel Salmon
Skeleton Horde vs Howling SandSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Pastel Salmon

All matches: Pastel Salmon equivalents · Skeleton Horde equivalents