What is the difference between Beige and Skin Tone?

ΔE 11 (fair). Skin Tone is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Beige vs Skin Tone

Beige

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11030
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f4d492 (estimate)

Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.099
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #edca9e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Skin Tone is more muted, warmer than Beige.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Beige?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Skin Tone is more muted, warmer than Beige.

Can I use Beige instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Beige is more saturated, 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 Beige on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Beige

Beige vs Natural Flesh (74.006)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Beige vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Skin Tone
Beige vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Radome Tan FS 33613 (AK11870)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Beige
Skin Tone vs Basic Skin Tone (AK11052)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Beige
Skin Tone vs Highlight Flesh (AK11403)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Beige

All matches: Beige equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents