What is the difference between Light Orange and Skin Tone?

ΔE 5 (very close). Skin Tone is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Orange vs Skin Tone

Light Orange

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fed0a6 (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 5.4, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Skin Tone is a little darker, cooler than Light Orange.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Light Orange?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 5). Skin Tone is a little darker, cooler than Light Orange.

Can I use Light Orange instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Orange is a little lighter, 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 Light Orange on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Orange

Light Orange vs Light Flesh (70.928)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close
Light Orange vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair
Light Orange vs Pale Flesh (72.003)Game Color · ΔE 13, fair

Other Golden paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Titan Buff (PW6:1 / PW6)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair
Skin Tone vs Titan Mars Pale (PW6 / PBr6)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 13, fair
Skin Tone vs Naples Yellow Hue (PW6:1 / PW6 / PY42 / PY83(HR70))Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Light Orange equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents