What is the difference between Buffed Hide and Forest Skin?

ΔE 10 (fair). Forest Skin is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Buffed Hide vs Forest Skin

Buffed Hide

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

Forest Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.013
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a07051 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Forest Skin is a little darker, warmer than Buffed Hide.

Can I use Forest Skin instead of Buffed Hide?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Forest Skin is a little darker, warmer than Buffed Hide.

Can I use Buffed Hide instead of Forest Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Buffed Hide is a little lighter, 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 Forest Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Buffed Hide

Buffed Hide vs Burned Flesh (74.002)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 8, close · closer than Forest Skin
Buffed Hide vs Beige Red (70.804)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair
Buffed Hide vs Tan Earth (71.079)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Forest Skin

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

All matches: Buffed Hide equivalents · Forest Skin equivalents