Dark Skin Shade
The Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic Wash
#443638 · L*24.2 a*6.6 b*1.1
The closest match to The Army Painter Dark Skin Shade in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Dark Skin Shade is a very dark, muted pink-red. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Reaper Dusky Skin Shadow at ΔE 1.1. 15 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
This is a wash, shade or ink range, and the list below ranks it on colour alone — which for a paint meant to be thinned into a recess is the least reliable thing about it. How to read these matches, and how to choose a wash substitute.
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Dark Skin Shade?
Reaper Dusky Skin Shadow is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Dark Skin Shade in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Camouflage Black Brown (ΔE 1.2) and Mr. Hobby Mahogany (ΔE 2.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Dark Skin Shade?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Camouflage Black Brown, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop The Army Painter Dark Skin Shade Shop Reaper Dusky Skin Shadow Shop Reaper Master Series Paints Core Colors set
Dark Skin Shade equivalent in Reaper
- A Dusky Skin Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9250 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- D Dark Elf Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9163 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Dark Skin Shade equivalent in Vallejo
- A Camouflage Black Brown Model Color 70.822 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Russian Splash Mud Weathering FX 73.802 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Dark Skin Shade equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Mahogany Acrysion N84 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Steel Red Acrysion N38 ΔE 4.5 · close
Dark Skin Shade equivalent in Monument
- B Ninjon Dark Plum Pro Signature Series S11 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Dark Umber Pro Acrylic Paints 019 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Dark Skin Shade equivalent in FolkArt
- B Burnt Umber Pure™ Artist Pigment 7244 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Real Brown Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2908 ΔE 4.1 · close
Dark Skin Shade equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Bsc. Nº49 Purple Brown AFV AK4036 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Red Primer Dark Base AFV AK126 ΔE 4.2 · close
Dark Skin Shade equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Dark Umber Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Blackroot Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.9 · similar
Dark Skin Shade equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- C Dark Flesh Military Range 216 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Chesnut Brown Military Range 219 ΔE 8.9 · similar
Dark Skin Shade equivalent in Citadel
- C Rhinox Hide Base ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Tin Bitz Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.9 · similar
Dark Skin Shade equivalent in Tom Color
- C Tire Black TC-0088 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Rusted Umber TC-0248 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Dark Skin Shade equivalent in Mig
- C Rubber & Tires Acrylics AMIG0033 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Nato Brown Acrylics AMIG0085 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Dark Skin Shade equivalent in Foundry
- C Quagmire Shade Paint System 63A ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Soviet Winter Brown Paint System 95B ΔE 5.6 · similar
Dark Skin Shade in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warcolours | #423B43 | Brown 5 Layer paints | ΔE 4.8 |
| Arteza | #3E2E29 | Raw Umber Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.9 |
| Golden | #382A27 | Burnt Umber Heavy Body | ΔE 5.0 |
| Mission Models | #45302B | Rotbraun RAL 8017 | ΔE 5.2 |
| Liquitex | #3A2931 | Muted Violet Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.3 |
| Tamiya | #4F3733 | Red brown 2 Lacquer Paint | ΔE 5.4 |
| Mr. Paint | #4D3C35 | Nato Brown Mr Paint | ΔE 5.6 |
| Scale75 | #422A2A | Black Leather Scale Color Range | ΔE 5.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #50434C | Chocolate Sprinkle Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.7 |
| Revell | #583E41 | Leather Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.2 |
| Italeri | #3D2624 | Pz. Schokobraun RAL 8017 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.6 |
| Duncan | #5B4249 | Royal Cloak Wave 1 | ΔE 7.1 |
| Creature | #2C282A | Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.4 |
| P3 | #2A2524 | Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 8.1 |
| Humbrol | #292526 | Black Satin Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 8.2 |
| Acrilex | #52483B | Sépia Paints | ΔE 11.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 16.9 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- B Dark Stone Warpaints ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Brigadine Brown Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Obsidian Skin Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Strong Tone Quickshade Washes Set ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Oak Brown Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Night Scales Metallic Colours Paint Set ΔE 6.0 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot