What is the difference between Luminous Orange and Sunny Skin Tone?

ΔE 12 (fair). Sunny Skin Tone is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Luminous Orange vs Sunny Skin Tone

Luminous Orange

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11082
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f68923 (estimate)

Sunny Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.845
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eb893b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sunny Skin Tone is more muted than Luminous Orange.

Can I use Sunny Skin Tone instead of Luminous Orange?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Sunny Skin Tone is more muted than Luminous Orange.

Can I use Luminous Orange instead of Sunny Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Luminous Orange is more saturated.

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 Orange on the colour wheel See Sunny Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Luminous Orange

Luminous Orange vs Sun Yellow (72.006)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sunny Skin Tone
Luminous Orange vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Sunny Skin Tone
Luminous Orange vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Sunny Skin Tone

Other AK Interactive paints close to Sunny Skin Tone

Sunny Skin Tone vs Pastel Peach (AK11076)3rd Gen Pastel · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Luminous Orange
Sunny Skin Tone vs Solar Yellow (AK17012)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Luminous Orange
Sunny Skin Tone vs Light Orange (AK11077)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Luminous Orange

All matches: Luminous Orange equivalents · Sunny Skin Tone equivalents