What is the difference between Rosy Skin and Sunburned Skin?

ΔE 10 (close). Sunburned Skin is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rosy Skin vs Sunburned Skin

Rosy Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4035P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f49a7d (estimate)

Sunburned Skin

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f8a97b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sunburned Skin is a little lighter, warmer than Rosy Skin.

Can I use Sunburned Skin instead of Rosy Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Sunburned Skin is a little lighter, warmer than Rosy Skin.

Can I use Rosy Skin instead of Sunburned Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rosy Skin is a little darker, cooler.

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 Rosy Skin on the colour wheel See Sunburned Skin on the colour wheel

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Rosy Skin

Rosy Skin vs Count of TuscanyBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sunburned Skin
Rosy Skin vs Terracotta PieBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sunburned Skin
Rosy Skin vs Seven Pillars of WisdomBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 12, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Sunburned Skin

Sunburned Skin vs Wildling FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Rosy Skin
Sunburned Skin vs Barbarian FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Rosy Skin
Sunburned Skin vs Hearthborn (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Rosy Skin

All matches: Rosy Skin equivalents · Sunburned Skin equivalents