What is the difference between Pale Skin and Ivory?

ΔE 9 (close). Ivory is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Skin vs Ivory

Pale Skin

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

Ivory

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.075
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b3a57c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ivory is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Pale Skin.

Can I use Ivory instead of Pale Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Ivory is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Pale Skin.

Can I use Pale Skin instead of Ivory?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Skin is a little lighter, 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 Pale Skin on the colour wheel See Ivory 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 Ivory
Pale Skin vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ivory
Pale Skin vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ivory

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Ivory

Ivory vs Skeleton LegionTriads: midtones · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pale Skin
Ivory vs Vampire FangTriads: highlights · ΔE 10, close
Ivory vs Kronos FleshTriads: midtones · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Pale Skin equivalents · Ivory equivalents