Knight-Questor Flesh vs Inktense Chestnut

Knight-Questor Flesh

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#8a3a2a (estimate)

Inktense Chestnut

Brand
Scale75
Range
Inktensity
Code
SC81
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#9d402a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Inktense Chestnut is a little lighter, more saturated than Knight-Questor Flesh. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Knight-Questor Flesh is an opaque base/layer paint and Scale75 Inktense Chestnut is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Inktense Chestnut instead of Knight-Questor Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Inktense Chestnut is a little lighter, more saturated than Knight-Questor Flesh. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Knight-Questor Flesh instead of Inktense Chestnut?

The same difference applies the other way round: Knight-Questor Flesh is a little darker, more muted.

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 Knight-Questor Flesh on the colour wheel See Inktense Chestnut on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Knight-Questor Flesh

Other Citadel paints close to Inktense Chestnut

All matches: Knight-Questor Flesh equivalents · Inktense Chestnut equivalents

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