What is the difference between Yellow Shadow and Elf Skin Tone?

ΔE 8 (close). Elf Skin Tone is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Shadow vs Elf Skin Tone

Yellow Shadow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b06e3c (estimate)

Elf Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.004
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bc6e49 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Elf Skin Tone is cooler than Yellow Shadow.

Can I use Elf Skin Tone instead of Yellow Shadow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Elf Skin Tone is cooler than Yellow Shadow.

Can I use Yellow Shadow instead of Elf Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Shadow is warmer.

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 Yellow Shadow on the colour wheel See Elf Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Shadow

Yellow Shadow vs Med. Flesh Tone (70.860)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Elf Skin Tone
Yellow Shadow vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 8, close
Yellow Shadow vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 9, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Elf Skin Tone

Elf Skin Tone vs Shadow Orange (IONIC-0049)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Yellow Shadow
Elf Skin Tone vs Red Tile (A.MIG-3525)Oilbrusher · ΔE 8, close
Elf Skin Tone vs Red Primer (A.MIG-3511)Oilbrusher · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Yellow Shadow equivalents · Elf Skin Tone equivalents