What is the difference between Safety Orange and Sunburned Skin?

ΔE 25 (loose). Sunburned Skin is a little lighter, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Safety Orange vs Sunburned Skin

Safety Orange

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f89040 (estimate)

Sunburned Skin

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

How close are they?

ΔE 24.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sunburned Skin is a little lighter, much more muted than Safety Orange.

Can I use Sunburned Skin instead of Safety Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 25). Sunburned Skin is a little lighter, much more muted than Safety Orange.

Can I use Safety Orange instead of Sunburned Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Safety Orange is a little darker, much more saturated.

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 Safety Orange on the colour wheel See Sunburned Skin on the colour wheel

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Safety Orange

Safety Orange vs Pyrrhic DawnBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 8, close · closer than Sunburned Skin
Safety Orange vs Agent OrangeBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Sunburned Skin
Safety Orange vs Terracotta PieBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Sunburned Skin

Other Army Painter paints close to Sunburned Skin

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

All matches: Safety Orange equivalents · Sunburned Skin equivalents