What is the difference between Quartz Skin and Screaming Skull?

ΔE 10 (close). Screaming Skull is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Quartz Skin vs Screaming Skull

Quartz Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f1d4b5 (estimate)

Screaming Skull

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8d0a8 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Screaming Skull is a little darker, cooler than Quartz Skin.

Can I use Screaming Skull instead of Quartz Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Screaming Skull is a little darker, cooler than Quartz Skin.

Can I use Quartz Skin instead of Screaming Skull?

The same difference applies the other way round: Quartz Skin is a little 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 Quartz Skin on the colour wheel See Screaming Skull on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Quartz Skin

Quartz Skin vs Tyrant SkullColour: Dry · ΔE 10, close
Quartz Skin vs Deepkin FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair
Quartz Skin vs WraithboneColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Screaming Skull

Screaming Skull vs Ancient StoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Quartz Skin
Screaming Skull vs Light Khaki Drill (WP4136P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Quartz Skin
Screaming Skull vs Senshi Skin (WP4162P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Quartz Skin

All matches: Quartz Skin equivalents · Screaming Skull equivalents