What is the difference between Screaming Skull and Sail Color?

ΔE 17 (loose). Sail Color is noticeably darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Screaming Skull vs Sail Color

Screaming Skull

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8d0a8 (estimate)

Sail Color

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-85
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b3af74 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sail Color is noticeably darker, more saturated than Screaming Skull.

Can I use Sail Color instead of Screaming Skull?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Sail Color is noticeably darker, more saturated than Screaming Skull.

Can I use Screaming Skull instead of Sail Color?

The same difference applies the other way round: Screaming Skull is noticeably lighter, 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 Screaming Skull on the colour wheel See Sail Color on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Screaming Skull

Screaming Skull vs Gray FS36622 (C-311)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Sail Color
Screaming Skull vs IDF Gray 1 (-1981 Sinai) (C-528)Mr. Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Sail Color
Screaming Skull vs Sail Color (C-45)Mr. Color · ΔE 17, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Sail Color

Sail Color vs Krieg KhakiColour: Layer · ΔE 6, close · closer than Screaming Skull
Sail Color vs Ushabti BoneColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Screaming Skull
Sail Color vs Ushabti BoneColour: Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Screaming Skull

All matches: Screaming Skull equivalents · Sail Color equivalents