What is the difference between Desert Yellow and Barbarian Skin?

ΔE 7 (close). Barbarian Skin is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Yellow vs Barbarian Skin

Desert Yellow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0142
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b9975b (estimate)

Barbarian Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.071
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c09566 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Barbarian Skin is warmer than Desert Yellow.

Can I use Barbarian Skin instead of Desert Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Barbarian Skin is warmer than Desert Yellow.

Can I use Desert Yellow instead of Barbarian Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Yellow is 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 Desert Yellow on the colour wheel See Barbarian Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Desert Yellow

Desert Yellow vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Barbarian Skin
Desert Yellow vs Iraqi Sand (70.819)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Desert Yellow vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 9, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Barbarian Skin

Barbarian Skin vs US Desert Tan (ATOM-20009)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Desert Yellow
Barbarian Skin vs Uniform Sand Yellow FS-32555 (AMMO.F-510)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 8, close
Barbarian Skin vs Dark Sand (A.MIG-0620)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Desert Yellow equivalents · Barbarian Skin equivalents