What is the difference between Sickly Pink and Basic Skin Tone?

ΔE 7 (close). Basic Skin Tone is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sickly Pink vs Basic Skin Tone

Sickly Pink

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11060
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f9ac8d (estimate)

Basic Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.815
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e59a7c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Basic Skin Tone is a little darker than Sickly Pink.

Can I use Basic Skin Tone instead of Sickly Pink?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Basic Skin Tone is a little darker than Sickly Pink.

Can I use Sickly Pink instead of Basic Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sickly Pink is a little lighter.

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 Sickly Pink on the colour wheel See Basic Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sickly Pink

Sickly Pink vs Rosy Flesh (72.100)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Basic Skin Tone
Sickly Pink vs Skin Tone (71.076)Model Air · ΔE 13, fair
Sickly Pink vs Athena Skin (72.107)Game Color · ΔE 14, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Basic Skin Tone

Basic Skin Tone vs Brown Rose (AK11063)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close
Basic Skin Tone vs Light Flesh (AK11402)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 9, close
Basic Skin Tone vs Beige Red (AK11064)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Sickly Pink equivalents · Basic Skin Tone equivalents