What is the difference between Whitecap Beige and Skin Tone?

ΔE 13 (fair). Skin Tone is much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Whitecap Beige vs Skin Tone

Whitecap Beige

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3259
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dec6b0 (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 12.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Skin Tone is much more saturated, cooler than Whitecap Beige.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Whitecap Beige?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Skin Tone is much more saturated, cooler than Whitecap Beige.

Can I use Whitecap Beige instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Whitecap Beige is much more muted, warmer.

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 Whitecap Beige on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Whitecap Beige

Whitecap Beige vs Cream White (70.766)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Whitecap Beige vs Pale Flesh (72.003)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Whitecap Beige vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 5, very 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 Whitecap Beige
Skin Tone vs Khaki Bone (4129)Opaque Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Whitecap Beige
Skin Tone vs Deck Grey (1885)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Whitecap Beige

All matches: Whitecap Beige equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents