What is the difference between Radiant Flesh and Skin Tone?

ΔE 13 (fair). Skin Tone is much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Radiant Flesh vs Skin Tone

Radiant Flesh

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11053
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #faad5e (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 13.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Skin Tone is much more muted than Radiant Flesh.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Radiant Flesh?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Skin Tone is much more muted than Radiant Flesh.

Can I use Radiant Flesh instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Radiant Flesh is much 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 Radiant Flesh on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Radiant Flesh

Radiant Flesh vs Flat Flesh (70.955)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair
Radiant Flesh vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 14, fair
Radiant Flesh vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 15, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Luminous Flesh (AK11051)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close · closer than Radiant Flesh
Skin Tone vs RLM 79 (1941) (AK11832)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Radiant Flesh
Skin Tone vs Ocher Orange (AK11099)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Radiant Flesh

All matches: Radiant Flesh equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents