If you're paranoid about it I guess it depends on what kind of environment you'll use your models in and, if questioned, what your motivation is. As the plentiful representation campaigns of the recent past have taught us, people with different skin color and gender exist and can be found anywhere doing anything they want. Because equality and all that. It stands to reason that that includes having encounters with Flayed Ones that don't go their way. If you're deployed to fight Necrons, you'll also run the risk of becoming the latest fashion item. It's simply logical. Me, I don't see anything wrong with that. I like to think most people don't. But as it stands I can only speak for myself.
Artistically, I have a Flayed One I painted as a test model. It's old and and not very well painted, but since my Necrons at the time had white armor plates and I defaulted to light skin I have an idea what the combination looks like. and in my opinion it's not great. Mostly because it's patchy, blurs into each other and lacks contrast. I added blood effect to fix the latter (also not very well painted) and found that too stark. My takeaway? Darker skin can give the model a more interesting appearance if the Flayed One itself uses a lighter color scheme and is overall for the best. So in my opinion painting at least part of the squad with darker skin has merit.
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