What is the difference between Luminous Flesh and Skin Tone?

ΔE 9 (close). Skin Tone is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Luminous Flesh vs Skin Tone

Luminous Flesh

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11051
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ebbc7f (estimate)

Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.076
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f7b47b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Skin Tone is more saturated, warmer than Luminous Flesh.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Luminous Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Skin Tone is more saturated, warmer than Luminous Flesh.

Can I use Luminous Flesh instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Luminous Flesh is more muted, 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 Luminous Flesh on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Luminous Flesh

Luminous Flesh vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Luminous Flesh vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 10, close
Luminous Flesh vs Natural Flesh (74.006)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs RLM 79 (1941) (AK11832)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 11, fair
Skin Tone vs Ocher Orange (AK11099)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 11, fair
Skin Tone vs Beige Red (AK11064)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Luminous Flesh equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents