What is the difference between Thunderbird Blue and Zombie Skin?

ΔE 36 (loose). Zombie Skin is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Thunderbird Blue vs Zombie Skin

Thunderbird Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #58b898 (estimate)

Zombie Skin

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN13
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #a6a66a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 35.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Zombie Skin is more muted, warmer than Thunderbird Blue.

Can I use Zombie Skin instead of Thunderbird Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 36). Zombie Skin is more muted, warmer than Thunderbird Blue.

Can I use Thunderbird Blue instead of Zombie Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Thunderbird Blue is 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 Thunderbird Blue on the colour wheel See Zombie Skin on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Thunderbird Blue

Thunderbird Blue vs Belladonna Green (SIN22)Instant Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Zombie Skin
Thunderbird Blue vs Undead Dragon (SIN16)Instant Colors · ΔE 30, loose · closer than Zombie Skin
Thunderbird Blue vs Ancestral Blue (SIN33)Instant Colors · ΔE 34, loose · closer than Zombie Skin

Other Army Painter paints close to Zombie Skin

Zombie Skin vs Rigor MortisSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Thunderbird Blue
Zombie Skin vs Algae GreenSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Thunderbird Blue
Zombie Skin vs Camo CloakSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Thunderbird Blue

All matches: Thunderbird Blue equivalents · Zombie Skin equivalents