What is the difference between Soft Tone and Ancient Sepia?

ΔE 35 (loose). Ancient Sepia is noticeably lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Soft Tone vs Ancient Sepia

Soft Tone

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: a wash/shade
Swatch: #7a4a20 (estimate)

Ancient Sepia

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Washes & Intensity Inks
Code: 1717 Wash
Type: a wash/shade
Swatch: #b09e59 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 35.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ancient Sepia is noticeably lighter, cooler than Soft Tone.

Can I use Ancient Sepia instead of Soft Tone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 35). Ancient Sepia is noticeably lighter, cooler than Soft Tone.

Can I use Soft Tone instead of Ancient Sepia?

The same difference applies the other way round: Soft Tone is noticeably darker, 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 Soft Tone on the colour wheel See Ancient Sepia on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Soft Tone

Soft Tone vs Pecatum Flesh (1713 Wash)Washes & Intensity Inks · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Ancient Sepia
Soft Tone vs Andalusian Earth (1716 Wash)Washes & Intensity Inks · ΔE 28, loose · closer than Ancient Sepia
Soft Tone vs Atramentum Black (1710 Wash)Washes & Intensity Inks · ΔE 40, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Ancient Sepia

Ancient Sepia vs Light ToneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Soft Tone
Ancient Sepia vs Warm Skin Shade (Vol. 1 Wash)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 34, loose · closer than Soft Tone
Ancient Sepia vs Warm Skin Tone (WP4039P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 34, loose · closer than Soft Tone

All matches: Soft Tone equivalents · Ancient Sepia equivalents