What is the difference between Yellow Shadow and Med. Flesh Tone?

ΔE 7 (close). Med. Flesh Tone is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Shadow vs Med. Flesh Tone

Yellow Shadow

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

Med. Flesh Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.860
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a5713d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Med. Flesh Tone is more muted, cooler than Yellow Shadow.

Can I use Med. Flesh Tone instead of Yellow Shadow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Med. Flesh Tone is more muted, cooler than Yellow Shadow.

Can I use Yellow Shadow instead of Med. Flesh Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Shadow is more saturated, 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 Med. Flesh Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Shadow

Yellow Shadow vs Elf Skin Tone (72.004)Game Color · ΔE 8, close
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 Med. Flesh Tone

Med. Flesh Tone vs Rust Ochre (AMMO.F-541)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 10, close
Med. Flesh Tone vs Earth (A.MIG-3514)Oilbrusher · ΔE 10, fair
Med. Flesh Tone vs Washable Dust (ATOM-20178)ATOM · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Yellow Shadow equivalents · Med. Flesh Tone equivalents