What is the difference between Warm Skin Shade and Armor Wash?

ΔE 25 (loose). Armor Wash is a little darker, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Skin Shade vs Armor Wash

Warm Skin Shade

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 1 Wash
Type: a wash/shade
Swatch: #7d5437 (estimate)

Armor Wash

Brand: Formula P3
Range: P3 Inks & Washes
Code: 93012
Type: a wash/shade
Swatch: #504945 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Armor Wash is a little darker, much more muted than Warm Skin Shade.

Can I use Armor Wash instead of Warm Skin Shade?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 25). Armor Wash is a little darker, much more muted than Warm Skin Shade.

Can I use Warm Skin Shade instead of Armor Wash?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Skin Shade is a little lighter, much more saturated.

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 Warm Skin Shade on the colour wheel See Armor Wash on the colour wheel

Other Formula P3 paints close to Warm Skin Shade

Warm Skin Shade vs Caspian Flesh Wash (93162)P3 Inks & Washes · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Armor Wash
Warm Skin Shade vs Kossite Flesh Wash (93161)P3 Inks & Washes · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Armor Wash
Warm Skin Shade vs Muddy Wash (93163)P3 Inks & Washes · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Armor Wash

Other Army Painter paints close to Armor Wash

Armor Wash vs Grimdark Shadow (Vol. 1 Wash)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 8, close · closer than Warm Skin Shade
Armor Wash vs Voodoo Shade (Vol. 2 Wash)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Warm Skin Shade
Armor Wash vs Grove Hollow Shade (Vol. 4 Wash)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Warm Skin Shade

All matches: Warm Skin Shade equivalents · Armor Wash equivalents