What is the difference between Flayed One Flesh and Skin Tone?

ΔE 17 (loose). Skin Tone is a little lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Flayed One Flesh vs Skin Tone

Flayed One Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8a888 (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 17.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Skin Tone is a little lighter, much more saturated than Flayed One Flesh.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Flayed One Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Skin Tone is a little lighter, much more saturated than Flayed One Flesh.

Can I use Flayed One Flesh instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Flayed One Flesh is a little darker, much more muted.

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 Flayed One Flesh on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Flayed One Flesh

Flayed One Flesh vs Rosy Flesh (72.100)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skin Tone
Flayed One Flesh vs Pale Flesh (74.015)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 9, close · closer than Skin Tone
Flayed One Flesh vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Skin Tone

Other Citadel paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Bestigor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Flayed One Flesh
Skin Tone vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Flayed One Flesh
Skin Tone vs Eldar FleshColour: Dry · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Flayed One Flesh equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents