What is the difference between Barbarian Flesh and Sunburned Skin?

ΔE 9 (close). Sunburned Skin is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Barbarian Flesh vs Sunburned Skin

Barbarian Flesh

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f09878 (estimate)

Sunburned Skin

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f8a97b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sunburned Skin is a little lighter, warmer than Barbarian Flesh.

Can I use Sunburned Skin instead of Barbarian Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Sunburned Skin is a little lighter, warmer than Barbarian Flesh.

Can I use Barbarian Flesh instead of Sunburned Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Barbarian Flesh is a little darker, 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 Barbarian Flesh on the colour wheel See Sunburned Skin on the colour wheel

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Barbarian Flesh

Barbarian Flesh vs Count of TuscanyBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sunburned Skin
Barbarian Flesh vs Terracotta PieBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 8, close · closer than Sunburned Skin
Barbarian Flesh vs Seven Pillars of WisdomBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 12, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Sunburned Skin

Sunburned Skin vs Wildling FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Barbarian Flesh
Sunburned Skin vs Hearthborn (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close
Sunburned Skin vs Barbarian FleshWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Barbarian Flesh equivalents · Sunburned Skin equivalents