What is the difference between Buffed Hide and Elven Skin?

ΔE 14 (fair). Elven Skin is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Buffed Hide vs Elven Skin

Buffed Hide

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

Elven Skin

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bf9475 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Elven Skin is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Buffed Hide.

Can I use Elven Skin instead of Buffed Hide?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Elven Skin is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Buffed Hide.

Can I use Buffed Hide instead of Elven Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Buffed Hide is a little darker, 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 Elven 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 Elven Skin
Buffed Hide vs Bard SkinTriads: highlights · ΔE 10, close · closer than Elven Skin
Buffed Hide vs Vambrace BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Elven Skin

Other Army Painter paints close to Elven Skin

Elven Skin vs Kobold SkinWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Buffed Hide
Elven Skin vs Amber SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Buffed Hide
Elven Skin vs Mid Khaki Drill (WP4135P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Buffed Hide

All matches: Buffed Hide equivalents · Elven Skin equivalents