What is the difference between Buffed Hide and Bard Skin?

ΔE 10 (close). Bard Skin is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Buffed Hide vs Bard Skin

Buffed Hide

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

Bard Skin

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a27866 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bard Skin is more muted, warmer than Buffed Hide.

Can I use Bard Skin instead of Buffed Hide?

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

Can I use Buffed Hide instead of Bard Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Buffed Hide is more saturated, 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 Bard Skin on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Buffed Hide

Buffed Hide vs Dwarven SkinTriads: midtones · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bard Skin
Buffed Hide vs Vambrace BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 11, fair
Buffed Hide vs Elven SkinTriads: highlights · ΔE 14, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Bard Skin

Bard Skin vs Paratrooper TanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Buffed Hide
Bard Skin vs Paratrooper Tan (WP4027P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Buffed Hide
Bard Skin vs Monster BrownWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Buffed Hide

All matches: Buffed Hide equivalents · Bard Skin equivalents