What is the difference between Basic Skin Tone and Ivory White?

ΔE 8 (close). Ivory White is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Basic Skin Tone vs Ivory White

Basic Skin Tone

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11052
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fbd6a6 (estimate)

Ivory White

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 1
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fce2bd (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ivory White is a little lighter, more muted than Basic Skin Tone.

Can I use Ivory White instead of Basic Skin Tone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Ivory White is a little lighter, more muted than Basic Skin Tone.

Can I use Basic Skin Tone instead of Ivory White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Basic Skin Tone is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Basic Skin Tone on the colour wheel See Ivory White on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Basic Skin Tone

Basic Skin Tone vs Feywild GlowWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ivory White
Basic Skin Tone vs Dorado SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ivory White
Basic Skin Tone vs Corpse PaleWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ivory White

Other AK Interactive paints close to Ivory White

Ivory White vs Pale Sand (AK11032)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Basic Skin Tone
Ivory White vs Ivory (AK11004)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close
Ivory White vs Silver Grey (AK11006)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Basic Skin Tone equivalents · Ivory White equivalents