What is the difference between Quartz Skin and Bone White?

ΔE 7 (close). Bone White is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Quartz Skin vs Bone White

Quartz Skin

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

Bone White

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.034
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dac7a8 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bone White is a little darker, cooler than Quartz Skin.

Can I use Bone White instead of Quartz Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Bone White is a little darker, cooler than Quartz Skin.

Can I use Quartz Skin instead of Bone White?

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 Bone White on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Quartz Skin

Quartz Skin vs Pale Flesh (72.003)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Bone White
Quartz Skin vs Light Flesh (70.928)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Bone White
Quartz Skin vs Elfic Flesh (72.098)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Bone White

Other Army Painter paints close to Bone White

Bone White vs Ancient StoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Quartz Skin
Bone White vs Skeleton BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Quartz Skin
Bone White vs Skeleton BoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Quartz Skin

All matches: Quartz Skin equivalents · Bone White equivalents