What is the difference between Grimy Grey and Skin Tone?

ΔE 7 (close). Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Grimy Grey vs Skin Tone

Grimy Grey

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11008
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8c394 (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 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer than Grimy Grey.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Grimy Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer than Grimy Grey.

Can I use Grimy Grey instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Grimy Grey is a little darker, 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 Grimy Grey on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Grimy Grey

Grimy Grey vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Grimy Grey vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Grimy Grey vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

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 Grimy Grey
Skin Tone vs Basic Skin Tone (AK11052)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Grimy Grey
Skin Tone vs Highlight Flesh (AK11403)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Grimy Grey

All matches: Grimy Grey equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents