Dark Skin Wash
The Army Painter · Skin Tones Paint Set - Washes
#332123 · L*15.0 a*9.0 b*2.1
The closest match to The Army Painter Dark Skin Wash in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Dark Skin Wash is a very dark, muted pink-red. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Pure Magenta at ΔE 1.4. 16 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 Wash?
FolkArt Pure Magenta is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Dark Skin Wash in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Monument Transparent Brown (ΔE 1.7) and Foundry Peaty Brown Shade (ΔE 1.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Dark Skin Wash?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Rust, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Dark Skin Wash equivalent in FolkArt
- A Pure Magenta Acrylic Colors 689 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Dark Brown Acrylic Colors 416 ΔE 3.7 · close
Dark Skin Wash equivalent in Monument
- A Transparent Brown Pro Acrylic Paints 052 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Ben Komets Dark Burgundy Pro Signature Series S15 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Dark Skin Wash equivalent in Foundry
- A Peaty Brown Shade Paint System 61A ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Musket Stock Brown Shade Paint System 72A ΔE 3.8 · close
Dark Skin Wash equivalent in Mission Models
- B Pearl Root Beer Brown MMP-154 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Rotbraun RAL 8017 MMP-012 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Dark Skin Wash equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Chocolate Bar Colors 20578 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Tapestry Wine Colors 20592 ΔE 3.7 · close
Dark Skin Wash equivalent in Vallejo
- B Dark Rust Model Color 70.771 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Black Violet Model Color 70.751 ΔE 4.0 · close
Dark Skin Wash equivalent in Italeri
- C Pz. Schokobraun RAL 8017 Acrylic Paint 4797AP ΔE 3.6 · close
- E Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint 4858AP ΔE 12.6 · far
Dark Skin Wash equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Reddish Black Figures (3rd Gen) AK11406 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Reddish Black Figures AK3016 ΔE 4.7 · close
Dark Skin Wash equivalent in Reaper
- C Redstone Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9223 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Mahogany Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors 9070 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Dark Skin Wash equivalent in Scale75
- C Black Leather Scale Color Range ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Arbuckles Brown Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 5.8 · similar
Dark Skin Wash equivalent in P3
- C Rhok Hide Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Dark Skin Wash equivalent in Liquitex
- C Muted Violet Heavy Body Acrylix 502 ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Van Dyke Red Heavy Body Acrylix 392 ΔE 4.2 · close
Dark Skin Wash in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mig | #321819 | Red Primer Shadow Primers | ΔE 4.4 |
| Golden | #382A27 | Burnt Umber Heavy Body | ΔE 4.6 |
| Arteza | #2E201B | Vandyke Brown Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| Citadel | #462F30 | Rhinox Hide Base | ΔE 5.2 |
| Mr. Hobby | #3C3032 | Mahogany Acrysion | ΔE 5.4 |
| Mr. Paint | #422D28 | Chestnut Brown Mr Paint | ΔE 5.6 |
| Green Stuff World | #24110A | Scorched Wood Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.3 |
| Tom Color | #351814 | Noz Moscada | ΔE 6.4 |
| Creature | #240D09 | Mahogany Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.4 |
| Warcolours | #26121D | Purple 5 Layer paints | ΔE 6.5 |
| Humbrol | #292526 | Black Satin Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 7.7 |
| Duncan | #482124 | Amphora Red Wave 3 | ΔE 8.0 |
| Tamiya | #4F3733 | Red brown 2 Lacquer Paint | ΔE 8.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3E373E | Dark Flesh Military Range | ΔE 8.9 |
| Revell | #252429 | Tar Black Email Color - Matt | ΔE 9.3 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 10.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 23.5 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- B Oak Brown Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Strong Tone Quickshade Washes Set ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Mocca Skin Skin Tones Paint Set ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Traitor Red Warpaints Air ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Rough Iron Warpaints ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Dark Red Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 5.8 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot