What is the difference between Shiny Skintone and Skin Tone?

ΔE 17 (loose). Skin Tone is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Shiny Skintone vs Skin Tone

Shiny Skintone

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fdbc5f (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 17.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Skin Tone is much more muted, warmer than Shiny Skintone.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Shiny Skintone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Skin Tone is much more muted, warmer than Shiny Skintone.

Can I use Shiny Skintone instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Shiny Skintone is much more saturated, 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 Shiny Skintone on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Shiny Skintone

Shiny Skintone vs Fairy Flesh (74.007)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 10, close · closer than Skin Tone
Shiny Skintone vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Skin Tone
Shiny Skintone vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · 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 Shiny Skintone
Skin Tone vs Caucasian Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 21, loose
Skin Tone vs Cloudy Sky (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 25, loose

All matches: Shiny Skintone equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents