What is the difference between Warrior Skin and Skin Tone?

ΔE 12 (fair). Skin Tone is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warrior Skin vs Skin Tone

Warrior Skin

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA05
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8b176 (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 12.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Skin Tone is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Warrior Skin.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Warrior Skin?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Skin Tone is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Warrior Skin.

Can I use Warrior Skin instead of Skin Tone?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Warrior Skin

Warrior Skin vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Warrior Skin vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Warrior Skin vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Skin Tone

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Gnome Flesh (NA06)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Warrior Skin
Skin Tone vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 17, loose
Skin Tone vs Sulfide Yellow (NA24)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Warrior Skin equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents