What is the difference between Sunburned Skin and Athena Skin?

ΔE 18 (loose). Athena Skin is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sunburned Skin vs Athena Skin

Sunburned Skin

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f8a97b (estimate)

Athena Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.107
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e18879 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Athena Skin is noticeably darker, cooler than Sunburned Skin.

Can I use Athena Skin instead of Sunburned Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Athena Skin is noticeably darker, cooler than Sunburned Skin.

Can I use Sunburned Skin instead of Athena Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sunburned Skin is noticeably lighter, 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 Sunburned Skin on the colour wheel See Athena Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sunburned Skin

Sunburned Skin vs Skin Tone (71.076)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Athena Skin
Sunburned Skin vs Basic Skin Tone (70.815)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Athena Skin
Sunburned Skin vs Rosy Flesh (72.100)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Athena Skin

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Athena Skin

Athena Skin vs Count of TuscanyBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sunburned Skin
Athena Skin vs Seven Pillars of WisdomBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sunburned Skin
Athena Skin vs Terracotta PieBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Sunburned Skin

All matches: Sunburned Skin equivalents · Athena Skin equivalents