What is the difference between Beast Hide and Basic Skin Tone?

ΔE 24 (loose). Basic Skin Tone is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Beast Hide vs Basic Skin Tone

Beast Hide

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93056
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa8f5a (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 24.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Basic Skin Tone is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Beast Hide.

Can I use Basic Skin Tone instead of Beast Hide?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Basic Skin Tone is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Beast Hide.

Can I use Beast Hide instead of Basic Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Beast Hide is a little darker, 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 Beast Hide on the colour wheel See Basic Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Beast Hide

Beast Hide vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Basic Skin Tone
Beast Hide vs Iraqi Sand (70.819)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Basic Skin Tone
Beast Hide vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Basic Skin Tone

Other Formula P3 paints close to Basic Skin Tone

Basic Skin Tone vs Midlund Flesh (93058)Formula P3 · ΔE 7, close · closer than Beast Hide
Basic Skin Tone vs Khardic Flesh (93057)Formula P3 · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Beast Hide
Basic Skin Tone vs Bogrin Brown (93139)Formula P3 · ΔE 29, loose

All matches: Beast Hide equivalents · Basic Skin Tone equivalents