What is the difference between Golden Flesh and Skin Tone?

ΔE 6 (close). Skin Tone is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Flesh vs Skin Tone

Golden Flesh

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0029
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f8ad6d (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 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Skin Tone is more muted than Golden Flesh.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Golden Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Skin Tone is more muted than Golden Flesh.

Can I use Golden Flesh instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Flesh 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 Golden Flesh on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Flesh

Golden Flesh vs Flat Flesh (70.955)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair
Golden Flesh vs Base Flesh (74.004)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 15, fair
Golden Flesh vs Fairy Flesh (74.007)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 16, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Light Orange (A.MIG-0638)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 8, close
Skin Tone vs Imperial Flesh (IONIC-0030)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close
Skin Tone vs Washable Sand (ATOM-20179)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Golden Flesh equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents