What is the difference between Hexwraith Flame and Zombie Skin?

ΔE 35 (loose). Zombie Skin is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hexwraith Flame vs Zombie Skin

Hexwraith Flame

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Contrast
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #3a9a6a (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 34.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Zombie Skin is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Hexwraith Flame.

Can I use Zombie Skin instead of Hexwraith Flame?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 35). Zombie Skin is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Hexwraith Flame.

Can I use Hexwraith Flame instead of Zombie Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hexwraith Flame is a little darker, more saturated, cooler.

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 Hexwraith Flame on the colour wheel See Zombie Skin on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Hexwraith Flame

Hexwraith Flame vs Belladonna Green (SIN22)Instant Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Zombie Skin
Hexwraith Flame vs Elixir Green (SIN28)Instant Colors · ΔE 30, loose · closer than Zombie Skin
Hexwraith Flame vs Zucchini Skin (SIN10)Instant Colors · ΔE 31, loose · closer than Zombie Skin

Other Citadel paints close to Zombie Skin

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

All matches: Hexwraith Flame equivalents · Zombie Skin equivalents