What is the difference between Buffed Hide and Cadian Fleshtone?

ΔE 10 (close). Cadian Fleshtone is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Buffed Hide vs Cadian Fleshtone

Buffed Hide

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

Cadian Fleshtone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c07a5a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cadian Fleshtone is more saturated, warmer than Buffed Hide.

Can I use Cadian Fleshtone instead of Buffed Hide?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Cadian Fleshtone is more saturated, warmer than Buffed Hide.

Can I use Buffed Hide instead of Cadian Fleshtone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Buffed Hide is more muted, 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 Buffed Hide on the colour wheel See Cadian Fleshtone on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Buffed Hide

Buffed Hide vs Bugman's GlowColour: Base · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cadian Fleshtone
Buffed Hide vs Kislev FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair
Buffed Hide vs Kislev FleshColour: Air · ΔE 13, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Cadian Fleshtone

Cadian Fleshtone vs Viper BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Buffed Hide
Cadian Fleshtone vs Desert Skin (WP4151P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Buffed Hide
Cadian Fleshtone vs Bullwhack BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Buffed Hide

All matches: Buffed Hide equivalents · Cadian Fleshtone equivalents