What is the difference between Imperial Flesh and Barbarian Skin?

ΔE 10 (close). Barbarian Skin is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Imperial Flesh vs Barbarian Skin

Imperial Flesh

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0030
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dda46f (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 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Barbarian Skin is a little darker, more muted than Imperial Flesh.

Can I use Barbarian Skin instead of Imperial Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Barbarian Skin is a little darker, more muted than Imperial Flesh.

Can I use Imperial Flesh instead of Barbarian Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Imperial Flesh is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Imperial Flesh on the colour wheel See Barbarian Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Imperial Flesh

Imperial Flesh vs Skin Tone (71.076)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Barbarian Skin
Imperial Flesh vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Barbarian Skin
Imperial Flesh vs Base Flesh (74.004)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 10, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Barbarian Skin

Barbarian Skin vs US Desert Tan (ATOM-20009)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Imperial Flesh
Barbarian Skin vs Desert Yellow (IONIC-0142)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Imperial Flesh
Barbarian Skin vs Uniform Sand Yellow FS-32555 (AMMO.F-510)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 8, close · closer than Imperial Flesh

All matches: Imperial Flesh equivalents · Barbarian Skin equivalents