Nude Skin vs Fairy Skin

Nude Skin

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Dipping Inks
Code: 4241
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #d39da2 (estimate)

Fairy Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.457
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #ae635c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Fairy Skin is noticeably darker, much more saturated, warmer than Nude Skin.

Can I use Fairy Skin instead of Nude Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Fairy Skin is noticeably darker, much more saturated, warmer than Nude Skin.

Can I use Nude Skin instead of Fairy Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nude Skin is noticeably lighter, much 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 Nude Skin on the colour wheel See Fairy Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Nude Skin

Nude Skin vs Mummy White (72.449)Xpress Color · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Fairy Skin
Nude Skin vs Templar White (72.401)Xpress Color · ΔE 26, loose
Nude Skin vs Bag of Bones (72.450)Xpress Color · ΔE 33, loose

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Fairy Skin

Fairy Skin vs Seraphim Flesh (4240)Dipping Inks · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Nude Skin
Fairy Skin vs Red Cloak (4217)Dipping Inks · ΔE 25, loose
Fairy Skin vs Goth Skin (4236)Dipping Inks · ΔE 25, loose

All matches: Nude Skin equivalents · Fairy Skin equivalents