What is the difference between Zombie Skin and Skin Tone?

ΔE 10 (close). Skin Tone is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Zombie Skin vs Skin Tone

Zombie Skin

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e0b481 (estimate)

Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.099
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #edca9e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Skin Tone is a little lighter, more muted than Zombie Skin.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Zombie Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Skin Tone is a little lighter, more muted than Zombie Skin.

Can I use Zombie Skin instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zombie Skin 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 Zombie Skin on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Zombie Skin

Zombie Skin vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Zombie Skin vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Skin Tone
Zombie Skin vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Elf Skin (IONIC-0026)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Zombie Skin
Skin Tone vs Light Skin (ATOM-20042)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Zombie Skin
Skin Tone vs Desert Sand (IONIC-0010)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Zombie Skin

All matches: Zombie Skin equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents