What is the difference between Warm Skin Tone and Mortarion Grime?

ΔE 20 (loose). Mortarion Grime is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Skin Tone vs Mortarion Grime

Warm Skin Tone

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4039P
Type: a wash/shade
Swatch: #7d5437 (estimate)

Mortarion Grime

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Shade
Type: a wash/shade
Swatch: #5a5a3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Mortarion Grime is more muted, cooler than Warm Skin Tone.

Can I use Mortarion Grime instead of Warm Skin Tone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Mortarion Grime is more muted, cooler than Warm Skin Tone.

Can I use Warm Skin Tone instead of Mortarion Grime?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Skin Tone is more saturated, warmer.

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 Tone on the colour wheel See Mortarion Grime on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Warm Skin Tone

Warm Skin Tone vs Reikland FleshshadeColour: Shade · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Mortarion Grime
Warm Skin Tone vs Agrax EarthshadeColour: Shade · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Mortarion Grime
Warm Skin Tone vs Targor RageshadeColour: Shade · ΔE 21, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Mortarion Grime

Mortarion Grime vs Military ShadeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Warm Skin Tone
Mortarion Grime vs Military Shade (WP4037P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Warm Skin Tone
Mortarion Grime vs Military ShaderWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Warm Skin Tone

All matches: Warm Skin Tone equivalents · Mortarion Grime equivalents