What is the difference between Pale Skin and Desert Tan?

ΔE 7 (close). Desert Tan is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Skin vs Desert Tan

Pale Skin

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

Desert Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.613
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d0bb84 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Desert Tan is a little lighter, cooler than Pale Skin.

Can I use Desert Tan instead of Pale Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Desert Tan is a little lighter, cooler than Pale Skin.

Can I use Pale Skin instead of Desert Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Skin is a little darker, 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 Pale Skin on the colour wheel See Desert Tan 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 Desert Tan
Pale Skin vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Pale Skin vs Ivory (71.075)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Desert Tan

Desert Tan vs Kronos FleshTriads: midtones · ΔE 10, fair
Desert Tan vs Zombie RotTriads: midtones · ΔE 12, fair
Desert Tan vs Vampire FangTriads: highlights · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Pale Skin equivalents · Desert Tan equivalents