What is the difference between Quartz Skin and Birch?

ΔE 6 (close). Birch is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Quartz Skin vs Birch

Quartz Skin

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

Birch

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC25
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #efe0c0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Birch is a little lighter, cooler than Quartz Skin.

Can I use Birch instead of Quartz Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Birch is a little lighter, cooler than Quartz Skin.

Can I use Quartz Skin instead of Birch?

The same difference applies the other way round: Quartz Skin is a little darker, 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 Birch on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Quartz Skin

Quartz Skin vs Off White (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Birch
Quartz Skin vs Moonray Flesh (SFG17)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 7, close
Quartz Skin vs Mojave White (SC62)Scalecolor · ΔE 10, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Birch

Birch vs Bony SpikesWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Quartz Skin
Birch vs Bleached BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Quartz Skin
Birch vs Ivory White (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Quartz Skin

All matches: Quartz Skin equivalents · Birch equivalents