What is the difference between Creamy Ivory and Skin Tone?

ΔE 13 (fair). Skin Tone is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Creamy Ivory vs Skin Tone

Creamy Ivory

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09144
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ded395 (estimate)

Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.099
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #edca9e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Skin Tone is more muted, warmer than Creamy Ivory.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Creamy Ivory?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Skin Tone is more muted, warmer than Creamy Ivory.

Can I use Creamy Ivory instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Creamy Ivory is 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 Creamy Ivory on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Creamy Ivory

Creamy Ivory vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Skin Tone
Creamy Ivory vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Skin Tone
Creamy Ivory vs Ice Yellow (70.858)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Skin Tone

Other Reaper paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Golden Highlight (09093)Master Series Paints · ΔE 6, close · closer than Creamy Ivory
Skin Tone vs Fair Skin (09047)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Creamy Ivory
Skin Tone vs Fair Shadow (09046)Master Series Paints · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Creamy Ivory

All matches: Creamy Ivory equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents