What is the difference between Traitor Red and Burnt Skin?

ΔE 5 (very close). Burnt Skin is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Traitor Red vs Burnt Skin

Traitor Red

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a2420 (estimate)

Burnt Skin

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #45302a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 5.5, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Burnt Skin is a little lighter, warmer than Traitor Red.

Can I use Burnt Skin instead of Traitor Red?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 5). Burnt Skin is a little lighter, warmer than Traitor Red.

Can I use Traitor Red instead of Burnt Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Traitor Red is a little darker, 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 Traitor Red on the colour wheel See Burnt Skin on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Traitor Red

Traitor Red vs Black Leather (SC32)Scalecolor · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Burnt Skin
Traitor Red vs Burnt Sienna Umber (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Burnt Skin
Traitor Red vs Arbuckles Brown (SFG34)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 7, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Burnt Skin

Burnt Skin vs Bootstrap BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Traitor Red
Burnt Skin vs Werewolf FurWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Traitor Red
Burnt Skin vs Boot Brown (WP4025P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Traitor Red

All matches: Traitor Red equivalents · Burnt Skin equivalents