What is the difference between Senshi Skin and Golden Skin?

ΔE 12 (fair). Golden Skin is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Senshi Skin vs Golden Skin

Senshi Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4162P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dfc69a (estimate)

Golden Skin

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC19
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f8c39a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Golden Skin is more saturated, warmer than Senshi Skin.

Can I use Golden Skin instead of Senshi Skin?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Golden Skin is more saturated, warmer than Senshi Skin.

Can I use Senshi Skin instead of Golden Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Senshi Skin is more muted, 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 Senshi Skin on the colour wheel See Golden Skin on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Senshi Skin

Senshi Skin vs Moonray Flesh (SFG17)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Golden Skin
Senshi Skin vs Off White (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Golden Skin
Senshi Skin vs Birch (SC25)Scalecolor · ΔE 12, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Golden Skin

Golden Skin vs Elven FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Senshi Skin
Golden Skin vs Dorado SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Senshi Skin
Golden Skin vs Corpse PaleWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close · closer than Senshi Skin

All matches: Senshi Skin equivalents · Golden Skin equivalents