What is the difference between Averland Sunset and Shiny Skintone?

ΔE 19 (loose). Shiny Skintone is a little lighter, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Averland Sunset vs Shiny Skintone

Averland Sunset

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f0a81c (estimate)

Shiny Skintone

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fdbc5f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Shiny Skintone is a little lighter, much more muted than Averland Sunset.

Can I use Shiny Skintone instead of Averland Sunset?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Shiny Skintone is a little lighter, much more muted than Averland Sunset.

Can I use Averland Sunset instead of Shiny Skintone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Averland Sunset is a little darker, 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 Averland Sunset on the colour wheel See Shiny Skintone on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Averland Sunset

Averland Sunset vs Yellow Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Shiny Skintone
Averland Sunset vs Warm Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close · closer than Shiny Skintone
Averland Sunset vs Diarylide Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close · closer than Shiny Skintone

Other Citadel paints close to Shiny Skintone

Shiny Skintone vs Zamesi DesertColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Averland Sunset
Shiny Skintone vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Averland Sunset
Shiny Skintone vs Golden GriffonColour: Dry · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Averland Sunset

All matches: Averland Sunset equivalents · Shiny Skintone equivalents