What is the difference between Imperial Flesh and Skin Tone?

ΔE 8 (close). Skin Tone is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Imperial Flesh vs Skin Tone

Imperial Flesh

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0030
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dda46f (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 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Skin Tone is a little lighter than Imperial Flesh.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Imperial Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Skin Tone is a little lighter than Imperial Flesh.

Can I use Imperial Flesh instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Imperial Flesh is a little darker.

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 Imperial Flesh on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Imperial Flesh

Imperial Flesh vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 10, close
Imperial Flesh vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 10, close
Imperial Flesh vs Base Flesh (74.004)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 10, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Golden Flesh (IONIC-0029)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Imperial Flesh
Skin Tone vs Light Orange (A.MIG-0638)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 8, close · closer than Imperial Flesh
Skin Tone vs Washable Sand (ATOM-20179)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Imperial Flesh equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents