What is the difference between Pale Skin and Bone White?

ΔE 14 (fair). Bone White is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Skin vs Bone White

Pale Skin

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Brights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ccad7d (estimate)

Bone White

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.034
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dac7a8 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Bone White is a little lighter, more muted than Pale Skin.

Can I use Bone White instead of Pale Skin?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Bone White is a little lighter, more muted than Pale Skin.

Can I use Pale Skin instead of Bone White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Skin is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Pale Skin on the colour wheel See Bone White on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pale Skin

Pale Skin vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Bone White
Pale Skin vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bone White
Pale Skin vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Bone White

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Bone White

Bone White vs Vampire FangTriads: highlights · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Skin
Bone White vs Ivory TuskTriads: midtones · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Pale Skin
Bone White vs Trooper WhiteTriads: highlights · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Pale Skin equivalents · Bone White equivalents