What is the difference between Ionrach Skin and Elven Skin?

ΔE 8 (close). Elven Skin is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ionrach Skin vs Elven Skin

Ionrach Skin

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8a888 (estimate)

Elven Skin

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bf9475 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Elven Skin is a little darker, warmer than Ionrach Skin.

Can I use Elven Skin instead of Ionrach Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Elven Skin is a little darker, warmer than Ionrach Skin.

Can I use Ionrach Skin instead of Elven Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ionrach Skin is a little lighter, 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 Ionrach Skin on the colour wheel See Elven Skin on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Ionrach Skin

Ionrach Skin vs Vampire FangTriads: highlights · ΔE 7, close · closer than Elven Skin
Ionrach Skin vs Pale SkinBrights · ΔE 8, close
Ionrach Skin vs Kronos FleshTriads: midtones · ΔE 9, close

Other Citadel paints close to Elven Skin

Elven Skin vs Baneblade BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ionrach Skin
Elven Skin vs Baneblade BrownColour: Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ionrach Skin
Elven Skin vs Flayed One FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ionrach Skin

All matches: Ionrach Skin equivalents · Elven Skin equivalents