What is the difference between Manticore Ochre and Sunny Skin Tone?

ΔE 17 (loose). Sunny Skin Tone is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Manticore Ochre vs Sunny Skin Tone

Manticore Ochre

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dd9d3e (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 16.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sunny Skin Tone is more saturated, warmer than Manticore Ochre.

Can I use Sunny Skin Tone instead of Manticore Ochre?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Sunny Skin Tone is more saturated, warmer than Manticore Ochre.

Can I use Manticore Ochre instead of Sunny Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Manticore Ochre is 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 Manticore Ochre on the colour wheel See Sunny Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Manticore Ochre

Manticore Ochre vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sunny Skin Tone
Manticore Ochre vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Sunny Skin Tone
Manticore Ochre vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sunny Skin Tone

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Sunny Skin Tone

Sunny Skin Tone vs Flaming Forge OrangeBrights · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Manticore Ochre
Sunny Skin Tone vs Solar FlareBrights · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Manticore Ochre
Sunny Skin Tone vs Orange FlareTriads: highlights · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Manticore Ochre

All matches: Manticore Ochre equivalents · Sunny Skin Tone equivalents