What is the difference between Light Orange and Skin Tone?

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

Light Orange vs Skin Tone

Light Orange

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0638
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f5a56a (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 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Skin Tone is a little lighter, more muted than Light Orange.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Light Orange?

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

Can I use Light Orange instead of Skin Tone?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Orange

Light Orange vs Flat Flesh (70.955)Model Color · ΔE 10, close
Light Orange vs Base Flesh (74.004)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 13, fair
Light Orange vs Basic Skin Tone (70.815)Model Color · ΔE 16, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Golden Flesh (IONIC-0029)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Orange
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: Light Orange equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents