What is the difference between Pyrrhic Dawn and Skin Tone?

ΔE 18 (loose). Skin Tone is a little lighter, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pyrrhic Dawn vs Skin Tone

Pyrrhic Dawn

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ff9c58 (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 18.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Skin Tone is a little lighter, much more muted than Pyrrhic Dawn.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Pyrrhic Dawn?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Skin Tone is a little lighter, much more muted than Pyrrhic Dawn.

Can I use Pyrrhic Dawn instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pyrrhic Dawn is a little darker, much more saturated.

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 Pyrrhic Dawn on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pyrrhic Dawn

Pyrrhic Dawn vs Sunny Skin Tone (70.845)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Skin Tone
Pyrrhic Dawn vs Flat Flesh (70.955)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Skin Tone
Pyrrhic Dawn vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Skin Tone

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Boone TanBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pyrrhic Dawn
Skin Tone vs Sunburned SkinBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pyrrhic Dawn
Skin Tone vs Terracotta PieBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Pyrrhic Dawn equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents