What is the difference between Buff and Senshi Skin?

ΔE 8 (close). Senshi Skin is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Buff vs Senshi Skin

Buff

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3517
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d5c48a (estimate)

Senshi Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4162P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dfc69a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Senshi Skin is more muted, warmer than Buff.

Can I use Senshi Skin instead of Buff?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Senshi Skin is more muted, warmer than Buff.

Can I use Buff instead of Senshi Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Buff is more saturated, cooler.

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 Buff on the colour wheel See Senshi Skin on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Buff

Buff vs Light Khaki Drill (WP4136P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Senshi Skin
Buff vs Desert Webbing (WP4137P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Senshi Skin
Buff vs Dorado SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Senshi Skin

Senshi Skin vs Desert Sand (IONIC-0010)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Buff
Senshi Skin vs Dunkelgelb DG III (ATOM-20005)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Buff
Senshi Skin vs Elf Skin (IONIC-0026)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Buff equivalents · Senshi Skin equivalents