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

ΔE 11 (fair). Basic Skin Tone is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Skin vs Basic Skin Tone

Warm Skin

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c3896d (estimate)

Basic Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.815
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e59a7c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Basic Skin Tone is a little lighter, more saturated than Warm Skin.

Can I use Basic Skin Tone instead of Warm Skin?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Basic Skin Tone is a little lighter, more saturated than Warm Skin.

Can I use Warm Skin instead of Basic Skin Tone?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Warm Skin

Warm Skin vs USAF Tan (71.348)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Basic Skin Tone
Warm Skin vs Forest Skin (74.013)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 11, fair
Warm Skin vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Basic Skin Tone

Basic Skin Tone vs Dwarf Skin (IONIC-0032)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Warm Skin
Basic Skin Tone vs Flesh (A.MIG-0635)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 11, fair
Basic Skin Tone vs Beige Pink (ATOM-20044)ATOM · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Warm Skin equivalents · Basic Skin Tone equivalents