What is the difference between Terracotta Pie and Skin Tone?

ΔE 20 (loose). Skin Tone is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Terracotta Pie vs Skin Tone

Terracotta Pie

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #de8461 (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 20.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Skin Tone is noticeably lighter, warmer than Terracotta Pie.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Terracotta Pie?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Skin Tone is noticeably lighter, warmer than Terracotta Pie.

Can I use Terracotta Pie instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Terracotta Pie is noticeably 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 Terracotta Pie on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Terracotta Pie

Terracotta Pie vs Tan (72.066)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Skin Tone
Terracotta Pie vs Reddish Flesh (74.003)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 10, close · closer than Skin Tone
Terracotta Pie vs Elf Skin Tone (72.004)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · 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 Terracotta Pie
Skin Tone vs Sunburned SkinBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Terracotta Pie
Skin Tone vs Pyrrhic DawnBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Terracotta Pie

All matches: Terracotta Pie equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents