What is the difference between Meaty Ochre and Sunny Skin Tone?

ΔE 18 (loose). Sunny Skin Tone is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Meaty Ochre vs Sunny Skin Tone

Meaty Ochre

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93138
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b67721 (estimate)

Sunny Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.845
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eb893b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sunny Skin Tone is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer than Meaty Ochre.

Can I use Sunny Skin Tone instead of Meaty Ochre?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Sunny Skin Tone is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer than Meaty Ochre.

Can I use Meaty Ochre instead of Sunny Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Meaty Ochre is noticeably 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 Meaty Ochre on the colour wheel See Sunny Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Meaty Ochre

Meaty Ochre vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sunny Skin Tone
Meaty Ochre vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sunny Skin Tone
Meaty Ochre vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sunny Skin Tone

Other Formula P3 paints close to Sunny Skin Tone

Sunny Skin Tone vs Khador Red Highlight (93022)Formula P3 · ΔE 7, close · closer than Meaty Ochre
Sunny Skin Tone vs Ember Orange (93023)Formula P3 · ΔE 8, close · closer than Meaty Ochre
Sunny Skin Tone vs Heartfire (93024)Formula P3 · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Meaty Ochre equivalents · Sunny Skin Tone equivalents