What is the difference between USMC Sand FS 33711 and Skin Tone?

ΔE 10 (close). Skin Tone is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

USMC Sand FS 33711 vs Skin Tone

USMC Sand FS 33711

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11871
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f9d193 (estimate)

Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.099
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #edca9e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Skin Tone is more muted than USMC Sand FS 33711.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of USMC Sand FS 33711?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Skin Tone is more muted than USMC Sand FS 33711.

Can I use USMC Sand FS 33711 instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: USMC Sand FS 33711 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 USMC Sand FS 33711 on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to USMC Sand FS 33711

USMC Sand FS 33711 vs Natural Flesh (74.006)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Skin Tone
USMC Sand FS 33711 vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Skin Tone
USMC Sand FS 33711 vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 13, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Radome Tan FS 33613 (AK11870)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than USMC Sand FS 33711
Skin Tone vs Basic Skin Tone (AK11052)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than USMC Sand FS 33711
Skin Tone vs Highlight Flesh (AK11403)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than USMC Sand FS 33711

All matches: USMC Sand FS 33711 equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents