What is the difference between Rosy Skin and Elven Skin?

ΔE 21 (loose). Elven Skin is a little darker, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rosy Skin vs Elven Skin

Rosy Skin

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

Elven Skin

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bf9475 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Elven Skin is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Rosy Skin.

Can I use Elven Skin instead of Rosy Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Elven Skin is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Rosy Skin.

Can I use Rosy Skin instead of Elven Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rosy Skin is a little lighter, much more saturated, 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 Elven Skin on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Rosy Skin

Rosy Skin vs Ares FleshTriads: highlights · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Elven Skin
Rosy Skin vs Evil Eye RedTriads: highlights · ΔE 21, loose
Rosy Skin vs Satyr BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 22, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Elven Skin

Elven Skin vs Kobold SkinWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Rosy Skin
Elven Skin vs Amber SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Rosy Skin
Elven Skin vs Mid Khaki Drill (WP4135P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Rosy Skin

All matches: Rosy Skin equivalents · Elven Skin equivalents