What is the difference between Naples Yellow Hue and Skin Tone?

ΔE 17 (loose). Skin Tone is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Naples Yellow Hue vs Skin Tone

Naples Yellow Hue

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PW6:1 / PW6 / PY42 / PY83(HR70)
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #edc779 (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 17.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Skin Tone is much more muted, warmer than Naples Yellow Hue.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Naples Yellow Hue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Skin Tone is much more muted, warmer than Naples Yellow Hue.

Can I use Naples Yellow Hue instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Naples Yellow Hue is much more saturated, 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 Naples Yellow Hue on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Naples Yellow Hue

Naples Yellow Hue vs Beige (71.074)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Naples Yellow Hue vs Fairy Flesh (74.007)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 6, close · closer than Skin Tone
Naples Yellow Hue vs Natural Flesh (74.006)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skin Tone

Other Golden paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Light OrangeHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Naples Yellow Hue
Skin Tone vs Titan Buff (PW6:1 / PW6)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Naples Yellow Hue
Skin Tone vs Titan Mars Pale (PW6 / PBr6)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Naples Yellow Hue

All matches: Naples Yellow Hue equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents