What is the difference between Sigvald Burgundy and Dwarf Skin?

ΔE 21 (loose). Dwarf Skin is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sigvald Burgundy vs Dwarf Skin

Sigvald Burgundy

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Contrast
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #7a1a3a (estimate)

Dwarf Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.402
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #66312d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dwarf Skin is much more muted, warmer than Sigvald Burgundy.

Can I use Dwarf Skin instead of Sigvald Burgundy?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Dwarf Skin is much more muted, warmer than Sigvald Burgundy.

Can I use Sigvald Burgundy instead of Dwarf Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sigvald Burgundy is much 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 Sigvald Burgundy on the colour wheel See Dwarf Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sigvald Burgundy

Sigvald Burgundy vs Velvet Red (72.407)Xpress Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Dwarf Skin
Sigvald Burgundy vs Deep Purple (72.409)Xpress Color · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Dwarf Skin
Sigvald Burgundy vs Seraph Red (72.479)Xpress Color · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Dwarf Skin

Other Citadel paints close to Dwarf Skin

Dwarf Skin vs Cygor BrownColour: Contrast · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sigvald Burgundy
Dwarf Skin vs WyldwoodColour: Contrast · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Sigvald Burgundy
Dwarf Skin vs Darkoath FleshColour: Contrast · ΔE 26, loose

All matches: Sigvald Burgundy equivalents · Dwarf Skin equivalents