Skrag Brown vs Tiger Eye Brown

Skrag Brown

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#a8501a (estimate)

Tiger Eye Brown

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Washes & Intensity Inks
Code
1755 Ink
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#ab5331 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tiger Eye Brown is more muted, cooler than Skrag Brown. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Skrag Brown is an opaque base/layer paint and Green Stuff World Tiger Eye Brown 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 Tiger Eye Brown instead of Skrag Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Tiger Eye Brown is more muted, cooler than Skrag Brown. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Skrag Brown instead of Tiger Eye Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skrag Brown is more saturated, warmer.

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 Skrag Brown on the colour wheel See Tiger Eye Brown on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Skrag Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Tiger Eye Brown

All matches: Skrag Brown equivalents · Tiger Eye Brown equivalents

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