What is the difference between Gyzmo Fur and Forest Skin?

ΔE 7 (close). Forest Skin is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gyzmo Fur vs Forest Skin

Gyzmo Fur

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a6644 (estimate)

Forest Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.013
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a07051 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Forest Skin is a little lighter, warmer than Gyzmo Fur.

Can I use Forest Skin instead of Gyzmo Fur?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Forest Skin is a little lighter, warmer than Gyzmo Fur.

Can I use Gyzmo Fur instead of Forest Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gyzmo Fur is a little darker, 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 Gyzmo Fur on the colour wheel See Forest Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gyzmo Fur

Gyzmo Fur vs Mustard Brown (70.769)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Forest Skin
Gyzmo Fur vs Brown Green (71.030)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Forest Skin
Gyzmo Fur vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Forest Skin

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Forest Skin

Forest Skin vs Boot Strap BrownTriads: midtones · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gyzmo Fur
Forest Skin vs Vambrace BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gyzmo Fur
Forest Skin vs Dwarven SkinTriads: midtones · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Gyzmo Fur equivalents · Forest Skin equivalents