What is the difference between Wildling Flesh and Skin Tone?

ΔE 13 (fair). Skin Tone is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wildling Flesh vs Skin Tone

Wildling Flesh

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f8a888 (estimate)

Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.076
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f7b47b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Skin Tone is more saturated, warmer than Wildling Flesh.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Wildling Flesh?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Skin Tone is more saturated, warmer than Wildling Flesh.

Can I use Wildling Flesh instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wildling Flesh is more muted, 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 Wildling Flesh on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wildling Flesh

Wildling Flesh vs Basic Skin Tone (70.815)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Wildling Flesh vs Rosy Flesh (72.100)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Skin Tone
Wildling Flesh vs Athena Skin (72.107)Game Color · ΔE 13, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Hearthborn (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Wildling Flesh
Skin Tone vs Light DAK Sand (WP4146P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close · closer than Wildling Flesh
Skin Tone vs Brethil BlushWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Wildling Flesh

All matches: Wildling Flesh equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents