What is the difference between Topaz Skin and Bogrin Brown?

ΔE 21 (loose). Bogrin Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Topaz Skin vs Bogrin Brown

Topaz Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b5564d (estimate)

Bogrin Brown

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93139
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #96572a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bogrin Brown is a little darker, warmer than Topaz Skin.

Can I use Bogrin Brown instead of Topaz Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Bogrin Brown is a little darker, warmer than Topaz Skin.

Can I use Topaz Skin instead of Bogrin Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Topaz Skin is a little lighter, 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 Topaz Skin on the colour wheel See Bogrin Brown on the colour wheel

Other Formula P3 paints close to Topaz Skin

Topaz Skin vs Khardic Flesh (93057)Formula P3 · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Bogrin Brown
Topaz Skin vs Idrian Flesh (93055)Formula P3 · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Bogrin Brown
Topaz Skin vs Bloodstone (93029)Formula P3 · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Bogrin Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Bogrin Brown

Bogrin Brown vs Kawa Brown (WP4163P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Topaz Skin
Bogrin Brown vs Sunburst Ochre (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Topaz Skin
Bogrin Brown vs Desert Skin (WP4151P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Topaz Skin

All matches: Topaz Skin equivalents · Bogrin Brown equivalents