What is the difference between Yellow Sand and Basic Skin Tone?

ΔE 22 (loose). Basic Skin Tone is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Sand vs Basic Skin Tone

Yellow Sand

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA47
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ba9e6a (estimate)

Basic Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.815
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e59a7c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Basic Skin Tone is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Yellow Sand.

Can I use Basic Skin Tone instead of Yellow Sand?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Basic Skin Tone is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Yellow Sand.

Can I use Yellow Sand instead of Basic Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Sand 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 Yellow Sand on the colour wheel See Basic Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Sand

Yellow Sand vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Basic Skin Tone
Yellow Sand vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Basic Skin Tone
Yellow Sand vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Basic Skin Tone

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Basic Skin Tone

Basic Skin Tone vs Gnome Flesh (NA06)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow Sand
Basic Skin Tone vs Red Flesh (NA03)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Yellow Sand
Basic Skin Tone vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Yellow Sand

All matches: Yellow Sand equivalents · Basic Skin Tone equivalents