What is the difference between Ta'unar Ochre and Basic Skin Tone?

ΔE 6 (close). Basic Skin Tone is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ta'unar Ochre vs Basic Skin Tone

Ta'unar Ochre

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Tone Pro
Code: T4
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e29d73 (estimate)

Basic Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.815
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e59a7c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Basic Skin Tone is cooler than Ta'unar Ochre.

Can I use Basic Skin Tone instead of Ta'unar Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Basic Skin Tone is cooler than Ta'unar Ochre.

Can I use Ta'unar Ochre instead of Basic Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ta'unar Ochre is 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 Ta'unar Ochre on the colour wheel See Basic Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ta'unar Ochre

Ta'unar Ochre vs Base Flesh (74.004)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 10, close
Ta'unar Ochre vs Rosy Flesh (72.100)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair
Ta'unar Ochre vs Skin Tone (71.076)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Basic Skin Tone

Basic Skin Tone vs Kislev FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close
Basic Skin Tone vs Kislev FleshColour: Air · ΔE 7, close
Basic Skin Tone vs Bestigor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Ta'unar Ochre equivalents · Basic Skin Tone equivalents