What is the difference between Ushabti Bone and Skin Tone?

ΔE 12 (fair). Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ushabti Bone vs Skin Tone

Ushabti Bone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8bb88 (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 12.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer than Ushabti Bone.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Ushabti Bone?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer than Ushabti Bone.

Can I use Ushabti Bone instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ushabti 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 Ushabti Bone on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ushabti Bone

Ushabti Bone vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Ushabti Bone vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Ushabti Bone vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skin Tone

Other Citadel paints close to Skin Tone

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

All matches: Ushabti Bone equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents