What is the difference between Radiation Glow and Sunny Skin Tone?

ΔE 10 (close). Sunny Skin Tone is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Radiation Glow vs Sunny Skin Tone

Radiation Glow

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f59a38 (estimate)

Sunny Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.845
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eb893b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sunny Skin Tone is a little darker, warmer than Radiation Glow.

Can I use Sunny Skin Tone instead of Radiation Glow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Sunny Skin Tone is a little darker, warmer than Radiation Glow.

Can I use Radiation Glow instead of Sunny Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Radiation Glow is a little lighter, 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 Radiation Glow on the colour wheel See Sunny Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Radiation Glow

Radiation Glow vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sunny Skin Tone
Radiation Glow vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sunny Skin Tone
Radiation Glow vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Sunny Skin Tone

Sunny Skin Tone vs Safety OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Radiation Glow
Sunny Skin Tone vs Orange MagmaWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Radiation Glow
Sunny Skin Tone vs Demigod FlamesWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Radiation Glow

All matches: Radiation Glow equivalents · Sunny Skin Tone equivalents