Drain Life vs Fairy Skin

Drain Life

Brand
Scale75
Range
Instant Colors
Code
SIN07
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#e59368 (estimate)

Fairy Skin

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Xpress Color
Code
72.457
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#ae635c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 25.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Fairy Skin is noticeably darker, more muted, cooler than Drain Life.

Can I use Fairy Skin instead of Drain Life?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 26). Fairy Skin is noticeably darker, more muted, cooler than Drain Life.

Can I use Drain Life instead of Fairy Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Drain Life is noticeably lighter, 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 Drain Life on the colour wheel See Fairy Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Drain Life

Other Scale75 paints close to Fairy Skin

All matches: Drain Life equivalents · Fairy Skin equivalents

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