What is the difference between Light Sand and Skin Tone?

ΔE 13 (fair). Skin Tone is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Sand vs Skin Tone

Light Sand

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-46
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e2ae7c (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 12.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Skin Tone is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Light Sand.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Light Sand?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Skin Tone is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Light Sand.

Can I use Light Sand instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Sand is a little darker, more saturated, warmer.

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 Light Sand on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Sand

Light Sand vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Skin Tone
Light Sand vs Skin Tone (71.076)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skin Tone
Light Sand vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Skin Tone

Other Tamiya paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Flat Flesh (XF-15)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Light Sand
Skin Tone vs Flat Flesh 2 (TS-77)TS Spray · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Light Sand
Skin Tone vs Desert Yellow (XF-59)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Light Sand

All matches: Light Sand equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents