Snakebite Leather vs Yellow Oxide

Snakebite Leather

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#b8864a (estimate)

Yellow Oxide

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8552
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#bd8a31 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Yellow Oxide is much more saturated than Snakebite Leather. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Snakebite Leather is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Yellow Oxide 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 Yellow Oxide instead of Snakebite Leather?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Yellow Oxide is much more saturated than Snakebite Leather. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Snakebite Leather instead of Yellow Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Snakebite Leather is much 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 Snakebite Leather on the colour wheel See Yellow Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Snakebite Leather

Other Citadel paints close to Yellow Oxide

All matches: Snakebite Leather equivalents · Yellow Oxide equivalents

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