What is the difference between Sketching White and Highlight Skin?

ΔE 11 (fair). Highlight Skin is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sketching White vs Highlight Skin

Sketching White

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: AUX01
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fdfdfd (estimate)

Highlight Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.008
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #faefdc (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Highlight Skin is a little darker, more saturated than Sketching White.

Can I use Highlight Skin instead of Sketching White?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Highlight Skin is a little darker, more saturated than Sketching White.

Can I use Sketching White instead of Highlight Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sketching White is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Sketching White on the colour wheel See Highlight Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sketching White

Sketching White vs White (70.951)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Highlight Skin
Sketching White vs White (70.600)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Highlight Skin
Sketching White vs White (71.001)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Highlight Skin

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Highlight Skin

Highlight Skin vs Northern Flesh (NA08)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Sketching White
Highlight Skin vs Sand Grey (NA15)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 15, loose
Highlight Skin vs Sky Grey (NA16)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Sketching White equivalents · Highlight Skin equivalents