What is the difference between Buffed Hide and Dwarven Skin?

ΔE 7 (close). Dwarven Skin is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Buffed Hide vs Dwarven Skin

Buffed Hide

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

Dwarven Skin

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a97a66 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dwarven Skin is more muted, warmer than Buffed Hide.

Can I use Dwarven Skin instead of Buffed Hide?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dwarven Skin is more muted, warmer than Buffed Hide.

Can I use Buffed Hide instead of Dwarven 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 Dwarven Skin on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Buffed Hide

Buffed Hide vs Bard SkinTriads: highlights · ΔE 10, close
Buffed Hide vs Vambrace BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 11, fair
Buffed Hide vs Elven SkinTriads: highlights · ΔE 14, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Dwarven Skin

Dwarven Skin vs Paratrooper TanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Buffed Hide
Dwarven Skin vs Paratrooper Tan (WP4027P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Buffed Hide
Dwarven Skin vs Monster BrownWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, close · closer than Buffed Hide

All matches: Buffed Hide equivalents · Dwarven Skin equivalents