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

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

Warm Skin Tone vs Brown Grey Wash

Warm Skin Tone

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4039P
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 Tone.

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

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 Tone.

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

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Skin Tone 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 Tone on the colour wheel See Brown Grey Wash on the colour wheel

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Warm Skin Tone

Warm Skin Tone vs Flesh Wash (202)Washes · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Brown Grey Wash
Warm Skin Tone vs Brown Wash (201)Washes · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Brown Grey Wash
Warm Skin Tone 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 Tone
Brown Grey Wash vs Voodoo Shade (Vol. 2 Wash)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Warm Skin Tone
Brown Grey Wash vs Grove Hollow Shade (Vol. 4 Wash)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Warm Skin Tone

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