What is the difference between Pearl Skin and The White?

ΔE 10 (close). The White is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pearl Skin vs The White

Pearl Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fde6dc (estimate)

The White

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f6f5f3 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. The White is a little lighter, more muted than Pearl Skin.

Can I use The White instead of Pearl Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). The White is a little lighter, more muted than Pearl Skin.

Can I use Pearl Skin instead of The White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pearl Skin is a little darker, 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 Pearl Skin on the colour wheel See The White on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Pearl Skin

Pearl Skin vs Ivory Light (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than The White
Pearl Skin vs Tooth and Nails (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 10, fair
Pearl Skin vs Cloudy Sky (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 14, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to The White

The White vs Matt WhiteWarpaints Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Pearl Skin
The White vs Matt WhiteWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pearl Skin
The White vs Matt White (WP4021P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pearl Skin

All matches: Pearl Skin equivalents · The White equivalents