What is the difference between Solar Flare and Sunny Skin Tone?

ΔE 11 (fair). Sunny Skin Tone is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Solar Flare vs Sunny Skin Tone

Solar Flare

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Brights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f28222 (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 11.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sunny Skin Tone is more muted than Solar Flare.

Can I use Sunny Skin Tone instead of Solar Flare?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Sunny Skin Tone is more muted than Solar Flare.

Can I use Solar Flare instead of Sunny Skin Tone?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Solar Flare

Solar Flare vs Sun Yellow (72.006)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sunny Skin Tone
Solar Flare vs Gold Yellow (72.007)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Sunny Skin Tone
Solar Flare vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · 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 Solar Flare
Sunny Skin Tone vs Orange FlareTriads: highlights · ΔE 15, loose
Sunny Skin Tone vs Manticore OchreTriads: midtones · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Solar Flare equivalents · Sunny Skin Tone equivalents