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

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

Weathered Skin vs Basic Skin Tone

Weathered Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4046P
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 Weathered Skin.

Can I use Basic Skin Tone instead of Weathered 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 Weathered Skin.

Can I use Weathered Skin instead of Basic Skin Tone?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Weathered Skin

Weathered Skin vs Athena Skin (72.107)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Basic Skin Tone
Weathered Skin vs Burned Flesh (74.002)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 9, close · closer than Basic Skin Tone
Weathered 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 Weathered Skin
Basic Skin Tone vs Wildling FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Weathered Skin
Basic Skin Tone vs Barbarian FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Weathered Skin

All matches: Weathered Skin equivalents · Basic Skin Tone equivalents