What is the difference between Mid DAK Sand and Barbarian Skin?

ΔE 10 (close). Barbarian Skin is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid DAK Sand vs Barbarian Skin

Mid DAK Sand

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4145P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b78b4c (estimate)

Barbarian Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.071
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c09566 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Barbarian Skin is a little lighter, more muted than Mid DAK Sand.

Can I use Barbarian Skin instead of Mid DAK Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Barbarian Skin is a little lighter, more muted than Mid DAK Sand.

Can I use Mid DAK Sand instead of Barbarian Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid DAK Sand is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Mid DAK Sand on the colour wheel See Barbarian Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mid DAK Sand

Mid DAK Sand vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Barbarian Skin
Mid DAK Sand vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Barbarian Skin
Mid DAK Sand vs Iraqi Sand (70.819)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Barbarian Skin

Other Army Painter paints close to Barbarian Skin

Barbarian Skin vs Telogreika Ochre (WP4129P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Mid DAK Sand
Barbarian Skin vs Mid Khaki Drill (WP4135P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mid DAK Sand
Barbarian Skin vs Kobold SkinWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Mid DAK Sand

All matches: Mid DAK Sand equivalents · Barbarian Skin equivalents