What is the difference between Warm Skin Tone and Forest Skin?

ΔE 10 (fair). Forest Skin is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Skin Tone vs Forest Skin

Warm Skin Tone

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-550
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b0856f (estimate)

Forest Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.013
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a07051 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Forest Skin is a little darker, more saturated than Warm Skin Tone.

Can I use Forest Skin instead of Warm Skin Tone?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Forest Skin is a little darker, more saturated than Warm Skin Tone.

Can I use Warm Skin Tone instead of Forest Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Skin Tone is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Warm Skin Tone on the colour wheel See Forest Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Warm Skin Tone

Warm Skin Tone vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Forest Skin
Warm Skin Tone vs Tan Earth (71.079)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Forest Skin
Warm Skin Tone vs US Desert Sand (71.140)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Forest Skin

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Forest Skin

Forest Skin vs Rust Ochre (AMMO.F-541)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Warm Skin Tone
Forest Skin vs Earth (A.MIG-0619)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Warm Skin Tone
Forest Skin vs Uniform Sand Yellow FS-32555 (AMMO.F-510)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close · closer than Warm Skin Tone

All matches: Warm Skin Tone equivalents · Forest Skin equivalents