Skin Tone sits in the orange family: light in tone, vivid in saturation, warm in cast. This is a common color; 4 other brands cover it, the nearest being Green Stuff World Elven Flesh at 86 percent. Within the Vallejo range it ladders cleanly, Basic Skin Tone for the shadows and Pale Sand for the highlights. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Skin Tone equivalents in other ranges
Skin Tone is awkward to replace. Treat the matches below as starting points for a mix rather than straight swaps.
Closest Green Stuff World equivalent: Green Stuff World Elven Flesh, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.8).
Nearest in the Revell catalog: Revell African Brown, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.8).
Best AK Interactive option: AK Interactive Pastel Peach, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.4).
From The Army Painter: The Army Painter Barbarian Flesh, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.6).
The honest caveat: Green Stuff World Elven Flesh dries slightly cooler than Skin Tone, so expect recess shading and edge highlights to shift with it.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Green Stuff World
Revell
AK Interactive
The Army Painter
Scale75
Two Thin Coats
P3 Paints
Humbrol
Citadel
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 4 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Skin Tone?
The closest same-finish match is Green Stuff World Elven Flesh at 86% color similarity.
Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of Skin Tone?
Yes. The closest The Army Painter option is Barbarian Flesh at 82%, a same-finish match.
What color is Skin Tone?
Skin Tone is a light vivid orange with a warm undertone (hex #F6B281).
What do I highlight and shade Skin Tone with?
Highlight Skin Tone toward Pale Sand and shade it down into Basic Skin Tone, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.