What is the difference between Light Flesh and Buffed Hide?

ΔE 9 (close). Buffed Hide is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Flesh vs Buffed Hide

Light Flesh

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11402
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cc9078 (estimate)

Buffed Hide

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b77867 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Buffed Hide is a little darker, cooler than Light Flesh.

Can I use Buffed Hide instead of Light Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Buffed Hide is a little darker, cooler than Light Flesh.

Can I use Light Flesh instead of Buffed Hide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Flesh is a little lighter, warmer.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Light Flesh on the colour wheel See Buffed Hide on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Flesh

Light Flesh vs Tourmaline SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Buffed Hide
Light Flesh vs Fair Skin (WP4055P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Buffed Hide
Light Flesh vs Tanned Skin (WP4142P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Buffed Hide

Buffed Hide vs Brown Rose (AK11063)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 13, fair
Buffed Hide vs RLM 79 (1942) (AK11833)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 13, fair
Buffed Hide vs Mahogany Brown (AK11106)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Light Flesh equivalents · Buffed Hide equivalents