What is the difference between Deck Grey and Skin Tone?

ΔE 10 (close). Skin Tone is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deck Grey vs Skin Tone

Deck Grey

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1885
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d9c1a3 (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 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Skin Tone is a little lighter, more saturated than Deck Grey.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Deck Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Skin Tone is a little lighter, more saturated than Deck Grey.

Can I use Deck Grey instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deck Grey is a little darker, more muted.

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 Deck Grey on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deck Grey

Deck Grey vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Deck Grey vs Cream White (70.766)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Skin Tone
Deck Grey vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Skin Tone

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Parchment (3209)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deck Grey
Skin Tone vs Khaki Bone (4129)Opaque Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deck Grey
Skin Tone vs Whitecap Beige (3259)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Deck Grey equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents