What is the difference between Warm Skin Shade and Brown Grey Wash?

ΔE 21 (loose). Brown Grey Wash is a little darker, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Skin Shade vs Brown Grey Wash

Warm Skin Shade

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

Brown Grey Wash

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Washes
Code: AMP-023
Type: a wash/shade
Swatch: #5a5048 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Brown Grey Wash is a little darker, much more muted than Warm Skin Shade.

Can I use Brown Grey Wash instead of Warm Skin Shade?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Brown Grey Wash is a little darker, much more muted than Warm Skin Shade.

Can I use Warm Skin Shade instead of Brown Grey 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 Brown Grey Wash on the colour wheel

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Warm Skin Shade

Warm Skin Shade vs Flesh Wash (202)Washes · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Brown Grey Wash
Warm Skin Shade vs Brown Wash (201)Washes · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Brown Grey Wash
Warm Skin Shade vs Petroleum Brown Wash (AMP-012)Washes · ΔE 25, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown Grey Wash

Brown Grey Wash vs Grimdark Shadow (Vol. 1 Wash)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Warm Skin Shade
Brown Grey Wash vs Voodoo Shade (Vol. 2 Wash)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Warm Skin Shade
Brown Grey Wash vs Grove Hollow Shade (Vol. 4 Wash)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Warm Skin Shade

All matches: Warm Skin Shade equivalents · Brown Grey Wash equivalents