In the pot, Basic Skin Tone reads as a warm orange, light and vivid. No shortage of substitutes here, Flesh/Hautfarbe from Revell matches at 87 percent and 3 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. Within the Vallejo range it ladders cleanly, Dark Sand for the shadows and Skin Tone for the highlights. Bottom line: run out mid-project and another brand will get you within a shade.
Basic Skin Tone equivalents and near misses
Fair warning: nothing matches Vallejo Basic Skin Tone cleanly. The options below are the least bad, and every one of them drifts.
Closest Revell equivalent: Revell Flesh/Hautfarbe, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.6).
From Green Stuff World: Green Stuff World Elven Flesh, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.0).
The Army Painter's closest color: The Army Painter Leopard Stone Skin, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.7).
Nearest in the Two Thin Coats catalog: Two Thin Coats Orange Flare, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.3).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.6 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Revell
Green Stuff World
The Army Painter
Two Thin Coats
P3 Paints
AK Interactive
Scale75
Citadel
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 3 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Basic Skin Tone?
The closest same-finish match is Revell Flesh/Hautfarbe at 87% color similarity.
Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of Basic Skin Tone?
Yes. The closest The Army Painter option is Leopard Stone Skin at 81%, a same-finish match.
What color is Basic Skin Tone?
Basic Skin Tone is a light vivid orange with a warm undertone (hex #E9AC8D).