What is the difference between Zombie Skin and Orc Skin?

ΔE 29 (loose). Orc Skin is noticeably darker, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Zombie Skin vs Orc Skin

Zombie Skin

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN13
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #a6a66a (estimate)

Orc Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.415
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #4a6c31 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 28.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Orc Skin is noticeably darker, more saturated, cooler than Zombie Skin.

Can I use Orc Skin instead of Zombie Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 29). Orc Skin is noticeably darker, more saturated, cooler than Zombie Skin.

Can I use Zombie Skin instead of Orc Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zombie Skin is noticeably lighter, more muted, 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 Zombie Skin on the colour wheel See Orc Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Zombie Skin

Zombie Skin vs Bag of Bones (72.450)Xpress Color · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Orc Skin
Zombie Skin vs Mummy White (72.449)Xpress Color · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Orc Skin
Zombie Skin vs Khaki Drill (72.451)Xpress Color · ΔE 28, loose · closer than Orc Skin

Other Scale75 paints close to Orc Skin

Orc Skin vs Zucchini Skin (SIN10)Instant Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Zombie Skin
Orc Skin vs Toad Green (SIN20)Instant Colors · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Zombie Skin
Orc Skin vs Belladonna Green (SIN22)Instant Colors · ΔE 27, loose · closer than Zombie Skin

All matches: Zombie Skin equivalents · Orc Skin equivalents