What is the difference between Topaz Skin and Burnt Sienna?

ΔE 15 (loose). Burnt Sienna is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Topaz Skin vs Burnt Sienna

Topaz Skin

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

Burnt Sienna

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #883526 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Burnt Sienna is noticeably darker, warmer than Topaz Skin.

Can I use Burnt Sienna instead of Topaz Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Burnt Sienna is noticeably darker, warmer than Topaz Skin.

Can I use Topaz Skin instead of Burnt Sienna?

The same difference applies the other way round: Topaz Skin is noticeably 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 Burnt Sienna on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Topaz Skin

Topaz Skin vs Pink Flesh (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Burnt Sienna
Topaz Skin vs Orcish Dermis (SFG19)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Burnt Sienna
Topaz Skin vs Kalahari Orange (SC14)Scalecolor · ΔE 16, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Burnt Sienna

Burnt Sienna vs Molten OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Topaz Skin
Burnt Sienna vs Ruddy Terra (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 7, close · closer than Topaz Skin
Burnt Sienna vs Chaotic RedWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Topaz Skin

All matches: Topaz Skin equivalents · Burnt Sienna equivalents