What is the difference between Basic Skin Tone and Warm Grey?

ΔE 8 (close). Warm Grey is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Basic Skin Tone vs Warm Grey

Basic Skin Tone

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-549
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d9ada0 (estimate)

Warm Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.148
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dbb2b3 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Warm Grey is cooler than Basic Skin Tone.

Can I use Warm Grey instead of Basic Skin Tone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Warm Grey is cooler than Basic Skin Tone.

Can I use Basic Skin Tone instead of Warm Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Basic Skin Tone is warmer.

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 Basic Skin Tone on the colour wheel See Warm Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Basic Skin Tone

Basic Skin Tone vs Pale Flesh (74.015)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 8, close · closer than Warm Grey
Basic Skin Tone vs Rosy Flesh (72.100)Game Color · ΔE 13, fair
Basic Skin Tone vs Cream White (70.766)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Warm Grey

Warm Grey vs Glacier Pink (ATOM-20038)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Basic Skin Tone
Warm Grey vs Dead Magenta (IONIC-0061)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close
Warm Grey vs Undead Skin (IONIC-0039)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Basic Skin Tone equivalents · Warm Grey equivalents