What is the difference between Hobgoblin Hue and Highlight Skin?

ΔE 7 (close). Highlight Skin is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hobgoblin Hue vs Highlight Skin

Hobgoblin Hue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f8e0cc (estimate)

Highlight Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.008
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #faefdc (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Highlight Skin is a little lighter, cooler than Hobgoblin Hue.

Can I use Highlight Skin instead of Hobgoblin Hue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Highlight Skin is a little lighter, cooler than Hobgoblin Hue.

Can I use Hobgoblin Hue instead of Highlight Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hobgoblin Hue is a little darker, 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 Hobgoblin Hue on the colour wheel See Highlight Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Hobgoblin Hue

Hobgoblin Hue vs White Flesh (74.016)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Highlight Skin
Hobgoblin Hue vs Elfic Flesh (72.098)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Highlight Skin
Hobgoblin Hue vs Pale Flesh (72.003)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Highlight Skin

Other Army Painter paints close to Highlight Skin

Highlight Skin vs Pale SandWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Hobgoblin Hue
Highlight Skin vs Bleached BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Hobgoblin Hue
Highlight Skin vs Pearl SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Hobgoblin Hue equivalents · Highlight Skin equivalents