What is the difference between Glorious Magenta and Dwarf Skin?

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

Glorious Magenta vs Dwarf Skin

Glorious Magenta

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Dipping Inks
Code: 4219
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #812f4d (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 20.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dwarf Skin is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Glorious Magenta.

Can I use Dwarf Skin instead of Glorious Magenta?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Dwarf Skin is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Glorious Magenta.

Can I use Glorious Magenta instead of Dwarf Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Glorious Magenta is a little lighter, 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 Glorious Magenta on the colour wheel See Dwarf Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Glorious Magenta

Glorious Magenta vs Demonic Skin (72.458)Xpress Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Dwarf Skin
Glorious Magenta vs Velvet Red (72.407)Xpress Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Dwarf Skin
Glorious Magenta vs Deep Purple (72.409)Xpress Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Dwarf Skin

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Dwarf Skin

Dwarf Skin vs Goth Skin (4236)Dipping Inks · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Glorious Magenta
Dwarf Skin vs Amberglow (4232)Dipping Inks · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Glorious Magenta
Dwarf Skin vs Burgundy (4237)Dipping Inks · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Glorious Magenta

All matches: Glorious Magenta equivalents · Dwarf Skin equivalents