What is the difference between Skin INK and Ink Yellow?

ΔE 48 (loose). Ink Yellow is noticeably lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skin INK vs Ink Yellow

Skin INK

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Ink
Code: AK11221
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #8e3a20 (estimate)

Ink Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color Ink
Code: 72.085
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #e7911b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 48.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ink Yellow is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Skin INK.

Can I use Ink Yellow instead of Skin INK?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 48). Ink Yellow is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Skin INK.

Can I use Skin INK instead of Ink Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skin INK is noticeably darker, much more muted.

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 Skin INK on the colour wheel See Ink Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Skin INK

Skin INK vs Ink Red (72.086)Game Color Ink · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Ink Yellow
Skin INK vs Ink Magenta (72.083)Game Color Ink · ΔE 32, loose · closer than Ink Yellow
Skin INK vs Mahogany Ink (70.828)Model Color · ΔE 37, loose · closer than Ink Yellow

Other AK Interactive paints close to Ink Yellow

Ink Yellow vs Penetrating Red INK (AK11227)3rd Gen Ink · ΔE 43, loose · closer than Skin INK
Ink Yellow vs Purple INK (AK11224)3rd Gen Ink · ΔE 69, loose
Ink Yellow vs Luminous Green INK (AK11225)3rd Gen Ink · ΔE 72, loose

All matches: Skin INK equivalents · Ink Yellow equivalents