Paint record

Basic Skin Tone

Vallejo

Base · #E9AC8D

Standard paintVallejo Model Color

In our digital catalog, Basic Skin Tone is classified as a warm orange, light and vivid. Revell Flesh/Hautfarbe is the nearest listed result in the same broad paint-type group at 87 percent; treat it as a color reference to test. Digital color suggestions within Vallejo are Dark Sand for a darker step and Skin Tone for a lighter step. Check the candidate's medium and sheen, then compare dried test patches over the same undercoat.

Cross-brand results

Basic Skin Tone equivalents and near misses

The listed candidates for Vallejo Basic Skin Tone have lower same-type color scores or belong to a different paint-type group. Use the digital values to choose a test candidate.

Closest Revell equivalent: Revell 35 Flesh/Hautfarbe, similar digital colors (delta E 2.6).

From Green Stuff World: Green Stuff World Elven Flesh, some difference between the stored swatches (delta E 3.0).

The Army Painter's closest color: The Army Painter Leopard Stone Skin, similar digital colors (delta E 3.7).

Nearest in the Two Thin Coats catalog: Two Thin Coats Orange Flare, a larger difference between the stored swatches (delta E 5.3).

The stored colors differ by delta E 2.6 without a dominant lightness, warmth or saturation shift under our display rules. This describes the digital values, not the appearance of dried paint.

How to read the score

96–100Very close color

88–95Close color

78–87Similar color

0–77Loose color match

Scores compare approximate digital swatches. Test the paint before substituting.

Color intelligence

About this color

Color profile

Familyorange
Lightnesslight
Saturationvivid
Undertonewarm

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Pairs well with

Lavender Greyneutral anchor
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Match difficulty

Common color
Closest cross-brand match

Found in 3 other brands with a similar digital color in the same catalog paint-type group.

Possible uses for this color

fire, banners, focal pointswarm cloth and fire
Common questions

Frequently asked

What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Basic Skin Tone?

The leading match in the same broad paint-type group is Revell Flesh/Hautfarbe at 87% digital color similarity. Check sheen, medium and coverage before substituting.

Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of Basic Skin Tone?

A The Army Painter candidate to check is Leopard Stone Skin at 81% digital color similarity in the same broad paint-type group. A physical test is still needed.

What color is Basic Skin Tone?

The approximate digital swatch for Basic Skin Tone is a light vivid orange with a warm undertone (hex #E9AC8D). It is not a physical paint measurement.

What do I highlight and shade Basic Skin Tone with?

The digital catalog suggests testing Skin Tone for a lighter step and Dark Sand for a darker step, both from Vallejo. These are computed color suggestions, not tested layering recipes.

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