What is the difference between Mars Yellow and Elf Skin Tone?

ΔE 11 (fair). Elf Skin Tone is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mars Yellow vs Elf Skin Tone

Mars Yellow

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa542d (estimate)

Elf Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.004
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bc6e49 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Elf Skin Tone is a little lighter, more muted than Mars Yellow.

Can I use Elf Skin Tone instead of Mars Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Elf Skin Tone is a little lighter, more muted than Mars Yellow.

Can I use Mars Yellow instead of Elf Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mars Yellow is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Mars Yellow on the colour wheel See Elf Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mars Yellow

Mars Yellow vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Elf Skin Tone
Mars Yellow vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Elf Skin Tone
Mars Yellow vs Orange Brown (70.981)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Elf Skin Tone

Other Golden paints close to Elf Skin Tone

Elf Skin Tone vs Transparent Brown Iron OxideHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 18, loose
Elf Skin Tone vs Burnt Sienna (PBr7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 21, loose
Elf Skin Tone vs Raw Sienna (PY43)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Mars Yellow equivalents · Elf Skin Tone equivalents