What is the difference between Basic Skin Tone and Senshi Skin?

ΔE 8 (close). Senshi Skin is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Basic Skin Tone vs Senshi Skin

Basic Skin Tone

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

Senshi Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4162P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dfc69a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Senshi Skin is a little darker, cooler than Basic Skin Tone.

Can I use Senshi Skin instead of Basic Skin Tone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Senshi Skin is a little darker, cooler than Basic Skin Tone.

Can I use Basic Skin Tone instead of Senshi Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Basic Skin Tone is a little lighter, 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 Basic Skin Tone on the colour wheel See Senshi Skin 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 Senshi Skin
Basic Skin Tone vs Dorado SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Senshi Skin
Basic Skin Tone vs Corpse PaleWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Senshi Skin

Other AK Interactive paints close to Senshi Skin

Senshi Skin vs Grimy Grey (AK11008)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Basic Skin Tone
Senshi Skin vs Radome Tan FS 33613 (AK11870)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Basic Skin Tone
Senshi Skin vs Portland Stone No.64 (AK11378)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Basic Skin Tone

All matches: Basic Skin Tone equivalents · Senshi Skin equivalents