What is the difference between Warm Skin and Buffed Hide?

ΔE 8 (close). Buffed Hide is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Skin vs Buffed Hide

Warm Skin

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c3896d (estimate)

Buffed Hide

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

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Buffed Hide is a little darker, cooler than Warm Skin.

Can I use Buffed Hide instead of Warm Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Buffed Hide is a little darker, cooler than Warm Skin.

Can I use Warm Skin instead of Buffed Hide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Skin 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 Warm Skin on the colour wheel See Buffed Hide on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Warm Skin

Warm Skin vs Kobold SkinWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair
Warm Skin vs Tourmaline SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair
Warm Skin vs Agate SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Buffed Hide

Buffed Hide vs Tanned Flesh (IONIC-0034)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Warm Skin
Buffed Hide vs Warm Skin Tone (AMMO.F-550)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 10, close
Buffed Hide vs Uniform Sand Yellow FS-32555 (AMMO.F-510)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Warm Skin equivalents · Buffed Hide equivalents