What is the difference between Aggaros Dunes and Zombie Skin?

ΔE 22 (loose). Zombie Skin is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Aggaros Dunes vs Zombie Skin

Aggaros Dunes

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Contrast
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #c8a050 (estimate)

Zombie Skin

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN13
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #a6a66a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Zombie Skin is much more muted, cooler than Aggaros Dunes.

Can I use Zombie Skin instead of Aggaros Dunes?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Zombie Skin is much more muted, cooler than Aggaros Dunes.

Can I use Aggaros Dunes instead of Zombie Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Aggaros Dunes is much 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 Aggaros Dunes on the colour wheel See Zombie Skin on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Aggaros Dunes

Aggaros Dunes vs Wild Beast (SIN40)Instant Colors · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Zombie Skin
Aggaros Dunes vs Savage Beige (SIN41)Instant Colors · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Zombie Skin
Aggaros Dunes vs Phoenix Feather (SIN14)Instant Colors · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Zombie Skin

Other Citadel paints close to Zombie Skin

Zombie Skin vs Plaguebearer FleshColour: Contrast · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Aggaros Dunes
Zombie Skin vs Skeleton HordeColour: Contrast · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Aggaros Dunes
Zombie Skin vs Ratling GrimeColour: Contrast · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Aggaros Dunes

All matches: Aggaros Dunes equivalents · Zombie Skin equivalents