What is the difference between Ruby Skin and Pale Skin?

ΔE 10 (close). Pale Skin is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ruby Skin vs Pale Skin

Ruby Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f8bca8 (estimate)

Pale Skin

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f4c8bf (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Skin is more muted, cooler than Ruby Skin.

Can I use Pale Skin instead of Ruby Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Pale Skin is more muted, cooler than Ruby Skin.

Can I use Ruby Skin instead of Pale Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ruby Skin is 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 Ruby Skin on the colour wheel See Pale Skin on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Ruby Skin

Ruby Skin vs Light Skin (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pale Skin
Ruby Skin vs Golden Skin (SC19)Scalecolor · ΔE 11, fair
Ruby Skin vs Basic Flesh (SC20)Scalecolor · ΔE 12, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Pale Skin

Pale Skin vs Opal SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ruby Skin
Pale Skin vs Urban BuffWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ruby Skin
Pale Skin vs Kobold SkinWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ruby Skin

All matches: Ruby Skin equivalents · Pale Skin equivalents