What is the difference between Buffed Hide and Pink Flesh?

ΔE 14 (fair). Pink Flesh is noticeably lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Buffed Hide vs Pink Flesh

Buffed Hide

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

Pink Flesh

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC21
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e0948e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Pink Flesh is noticeably lighter, cooler than Buffed Hide.

Can I use Pink Flesh instead of Buffed Hide?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Pink Flesh is noticeably lighter, cooler than Buffed Hide.

Can I use Buffed Hide instead of Pink Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Buffed Hide is noticeably darker, 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 Buffed Hide on the colour wheel See Pink Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Buffed Hide

Buffed Hide vs Blackert Brown (SFG40)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Pink Flesh
Buffed Hide vs Sandalwood (SC26)Scalecolor · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Pink Flesh
Buffed Hide vs Resurrection Flesh (SFG14)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Pink Flesh

Other Army Painter paints close to Pink Flesh

Pink Flesh vs Tourmaline SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Buffed Hide
Pink Flesh vs Agate SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Buffed Hide
Pink Flesh vs Weathered Skin (WP4046P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Buffed Hide

All matches: Buffed Hide equivalents · Pink Flesh equivalents