What is the difference between Buffed Hide and Tan Flesh?

ΔE 8 (close). Tan Flesh is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Buffed Hide vs Tan Flesh

Buffed Hide

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

Tan Flesh

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: 024
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b87a5a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tan Flesh is more saturated, warmer than Buffed Hide.

Can I use Tan Flesh instead of Buffed Hide?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Tan Flesh is more saturated, warmer than Buffed Hide.

Can I use Buffed Hide instead of Tan Flesh?

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 Tan Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Buffed Hide

Buffed Hide vs Shadow Flesh (042)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tan Flesh
Buffed Hide vs Burnt Umber (AMP-018)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Tan Flesh
Buffed Hide vs Beige Red (S05)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 6, close · closer than Tan Flesh

Other Army Painter paints close to Tan Flesh

Tan Flesh vs Bullwhack BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Buffed Hide
Tan Flesh vs Desert Skin (WP4151P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Buffed Hide
Tan Flesh vs Viper BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Buffed Hide equivalents · Tan Flesh equivalents