What is the difference between Cloudy Sky and Skin Tone?

ΔE 25 (loose). Skin Tone is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cloudy Sky vs Skin Tone

Cloudy Sky

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e9d1b0 (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 24.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Skin Tone is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Cloudy Sky.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Cloudy Sky?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 25). Skin Tone is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Cloudy Sky.

Can I use Cloudy Sky instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cloudy Sky is a little 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 Cloudy Sky on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cloudy Sky

Cloudy Sky vs Pale Flesh (72.003)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Cloudy Sky vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Cloudy Sky vs Off-White (71.270)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Skin Tone

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Peach Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cloudy Sky
Skin Tone vs Shiny Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Cloudy Sky
Skin Tone vs Caucasian Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Cloudy Sky

All matches: Cloudy Sky equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents