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

ΔE 10 (fair). Basic Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Agate Skin vs Basic Skin Tone

Agate Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d88779 (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 10.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Basic Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer than Agate Skin.

Can I use Basic Skin Tone instead of Agate Skin?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Basic Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer than Agate Skin.

Can I use Agate Skin instead of Basic Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Agate Skin is a little darker, cooler.

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 Agate Skin on the colour wheel See Basic Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Agate Skin

Agate Skin vs Athena Skin (72.107)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Basic Skin Tone
Agate Skin vs Burned Flesh (74.002)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 9, close · closer than Basic Skin Tone
Agate Skin vs Salmon Rose (70.835)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Basic Skin Tone

Other Army Painter paints close to Basic Skin Tone

Basic Skin Tone vs Fair Skin (WP4055P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Agate Skin
Basic Skin Tone vs Wildling FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Agate Skin
Basic Skin Tone vs Barbarian FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Agate Skin

All matches: Agate Skin equivalents · Basic Skin Tone equivalents