What is the difference between Tyrant Skull and Skin Tone?

ΔE 11 (fair). Skin Tone is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tyrant Skull vs Skin Tone

Tyrant Skull

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8d0a8 (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 11.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Skin Tone is more saturated, warmer than Tyrant Skull.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Tyrant Skull?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Skin Tone is more saturated, warmer than Tyrant Skull.

Can I use Tyrant Skull instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tyrant Skull is more muted, 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 Tyrant Skull on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Tyrant Skull

Tyrant Skull vs Off-White (71.270)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Tyrant Skull vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Tyrant Skull vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Skin Tone

Other Citadel paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Morghast BoneColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Tyrant Skull
Skin Tone vs Screaming SkullColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair
Skin Tone vs Ushabti BoneColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Tyrant Skull equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents