What is the difference between Insignia White FS 17875 and Highlight Skin?

ΔE 7 (close). Highlight Skin is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Insignia White FS 17875 vs Highlight Skin

Insignia White FS 17875

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11868
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e6e8db (estimate)

Highlight Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.008
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #faefdc (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Highlight Skin is a little lighter than Insignia White FS 17875.

Can I use Highlight Skin instead of Insignia White FS 17875?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Highlight Skin is a little lighter than Insignia White FS 17875.

Can I use Insignia White FS 17875 instead of Highlight Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Insignia White FS 17875 is a little darker.

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 Insignia White FS 17875 on the colour wheel See Highlight Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Insignia White FS 17875

Insignia White FS 17875 vs Off-White (70.820)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Highlight Skin
Insignia White FS 17875 vs Off-White (72.101)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Highlight Skin
Insignia White FS 17875 vs Insignia White (71.279)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Highlight Skin

Other AK Interactive paints close to Highlight Skin

Highlight Skin vs Light Flesh (AK11050)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Insignia White FS 17875
Highlight Skin vs White Grey (AK11003)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close
Highlight Skin vs Offwhite (AK11002)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Insignia White FS 17875 equivalents · Highlight Skin equivalents