What is the difference between Sun-bleached Bone and Skin Tone?

ΔE 14 (fair). Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sun-bleached Bone vs Skin Tone

Sun-bleached Bone

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1823
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d0a762 (estimate)

Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.076
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f7b47b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer than Sun-bleached Bone.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Sun-bleached Bone?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer than Sun-bleached Bone.

Can I use Sun-bleached Bone instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sun-bleached Bone is a little darker, 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 Sun-bleached Bone on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sun-bleached Bone

Sun-bleached Bone vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Sun-bleached Bone vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Skin Tone
Sun-bleached Bone vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skin Tone

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Light Tan (4118)Opaque Colors · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sun-bleached Bone
Skin Tone vs Elven Flesh (1845)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Sun-bleached Bone
Skin Tone vs Sandstorm (1884)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Sun-bleached Bone

All matches: Sun-bleached Bone equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents