Cross-brand swaps do not really exist for Soft Tone; the closest color anywhere, Monument Pro Acryl Transparent Orange at 60 percent, sits in a different finish class, so it is a reference not a substitute. Color-wise this is a moderate, dark brown leaning warm. Within the The Army Painter range it ladders cleanly, Strong Tone for the shadows and Strong Skin Shade for the highlights. If you need this exact color, buy the pot, since no other line reproduces it in the same finish.
Soft Tone equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the colors that keeps The Army Painter pots in painters' cases. Across the mapped brands, nothing qualifies as a real equivalent.
Even the nearest color, Monument Pro Acryl Transparent Orange, dries clearly warmer and more saturated than Soft Tone, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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80sUsable
<70Mix
Monument Pro Acryl
Vallejo
AK Interactive
P3 Paints
Tamiya
Green Stuff World
Citadel
Humbrol
Revell
Two Thin Coats
Scale75
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
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Found in 0 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Soft Tone?
The closest same-finish match is Monument Pro Acryl Transparent Orange at 60% color similarity.
What is Soft Tone used for?
Soft Tone is a wash that flows into recesses and pools in shadow. Common uses: leather and wood shading; deepen recesses and panel lines.
What do I highlight and shade Soft Tone with?
Highlight Soft Tone toward Strong Skin Shade and shade it down into Strong Tone, both The Army Painter paints in the same finish family.