What is the difference between Golden Skin and Skin Tone?

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

Golden Skin vs Skin Tone

Golden Skin

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC19
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f8c39a (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 12.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Skin Tone is a little darker, more saturated than Golden Skin.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Golden 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 darker, more saturated than Golden Skin.

Can I use Golden Skin instead of Skin Tone?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Skin

Golden Skin vs Light Flesh (70.928)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Skin Tone
Golden Skin vs Skin Tone (72.099)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skin Tone
Golden Skin vs Rosy Flesh (72.100)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Skin Tone

Other Scale75 paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Light Skin (SC18)Scalecolor · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Golden Skin
Skin Tone vs Golden Flesh (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 13, fair
Skin Tone vs Buff (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Golden Skin equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents