What is the difference between Mars Orange and Sunny Skin Tone?

ΔE 14 (fair). Sunny Skin Tone is noticeably lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mars Orange vs Sunny Skin Tone

Mars Orange

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC39
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c9662a (estimate)

Sunny Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.845
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eb893b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sunny Skin Tone is noticeably lighter than Mars Orange.

Can I use Sunny Skin Tone instead of Mars Orange?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Sunny Skin Tone is noticeably lighter than Mars Orange.

Can I use Mars Orange instead of Sunny Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mars Orange is noticeably darker.

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 Mars Orange on the colour wheel See Sunny Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mars Orange

Mars Orange vs Parasite Brown (72.042)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sunny Skin Tone
Mars Orange vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sunny Skin Tone
Mars Orange vs Beasty Brown (72.043)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sunny Skin Tone

Other Scale75 paints close to Sunny Skin Tone

Sunny Skin Tone vs Yellow Ochre (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Mars Orange
Sunny Skin Tone vs Tiamat Orange (SFG06)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Mars Orange
Sunny Skin Tone vs Vulcan Orange (SFG37)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Mars Orange equivalents · Sunny Skin Tone equivalents