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

ΔE 14 (fair). Skin Tone is a little lighter, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sunny Skin Tone vs Skin Tone

Sunny Skin Tone

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11055
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f9a45a (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 14.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Skin Tone is a little lighter, much more muted than Sunny Skin Tone.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Sunny Skin Tone?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Skin Tone is a little lighter, much more muted than Sunny Skin Tone.

Can I use Sunny Skin Tone instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sunny Skin Tone is a little darker, 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 Sunny Skin Tone on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sunny Skin Tone

Sunny Skin Tone vs Flat Flesh (70.955)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Skin Tone
Sunny Skin Tone vs Sunny Skin Tone (70.845)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Skin Tone
Sunny Skin Tone vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Skin Tone

Other AK Interactive paints close to Skin Tone

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

All matches: Sunny Skin Tone equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents