What is the difference between Buff and Skin Tone?

ΔE 14 (fair). Skin Tone is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Buff vs Skin Tone

Buff

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d1ad70 (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 14.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Skin Tone is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Buff.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Buff?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Skin Tone is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Buff.

Can I use Buff instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Buff 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 Buff on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Buff

Buff vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Buff vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Buff vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Skin Tone

Other Scale75 paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Light Skin (SC18)Scalecolor · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Buff
Skin Tone vs Golden Skin (SC19)Scalecolor · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Buff
Skin Tone vs Golden Flesh (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Buff

All matches: Buff equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents