What is the difference between Quartz Skin and Heavy Warm White?

ΔE 9 (close). Heavy Warm White is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Quartz Skin vs Heavy Warm White

Quartz Skin

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

Heavy Warm White

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S18
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f6e8d0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Heavy Warm White is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Quartz Skin.

Can I use Heavy Warm White instead of Quartz Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Heavy Warm White is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Quartz Skin.

Can I use Quartz Skin instead of Heavy Warm White?

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

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Quartz Skin

Quartz Skin vs Olive Flesh (041)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Heavy Warm White
Quartz Skin vs Warm Flesh (073)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 7, close · closer than Heavy Warm White
Quartz Skin vs Ivory (023)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 8, close · closer than Heavy Warm White

Other Army Painter paints close to Heavy Warm White

Heavy Warm White vs Pale SandWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Quartz Skin
Heavy Warm White vs Bleached BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Quartz Skin
Heavy Warm White vs Hobgoblin HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Quartz Skin

All matches: Quartz Skin equivalents · Heavy Warm White equivalents