Warm Skin Tone vs Brown Ink

Warm Skin Tone

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

Brown Ink

Brand
Formula P3
Range
P3 Inks & Washes
Code
93017
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#885f50 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown Ink is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Warm Skin Tone. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Warm Skin Tone is a wash/shade and Formula P3 Brown Ink is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Brown Ink instead of Warm Skin Tone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Brown Ink is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Warm Skin Tone. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Warm Skin Tone instead of Brown Ink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Skin Tone is a little darker, 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 Brown Ink on the colour wheel

Other Formula P3 paints close to Warm Skin Tone

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown Ink

All matches: Warm Skin Tone equivalents · Brown Ink equivalents

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