What is the difference between Morghast Bone and Skin Tone?

ΔE 11 (fair). Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Morghast Bone vs Skin Tone

Morghast Bone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8b88a (estimate)

Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.099
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #edca9e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer than Morghast Bone.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Morghast Bone?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer than Morghast Bone.

Can I use Morghast Bone instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Morghast Bone is a little 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 Morghast Bone on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Morghast Bone

Morghast Bone vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Morghast Bone vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Morghast Bone vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Skin Tone

Other Citadel paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Screaming SkullColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair
Skin Tone vs Tyrant SkullColour: Dry · ΔE 11, fair
Skin Tone vs Ushabti BoneColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Morghast Bone equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents