What is the difference between Mid Khaki Drill and Barbarian Skin?

ΔE 7 (close). Barbarian Skin is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid Khaki Drill vs Barbarian Skin

Mid Khaki Drill

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4135P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b99b70 (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 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Barbarian Skin is more saturated, warmer than Mid Khaki Drill.

Can I use Barbarian Skin instead of Mid Khaki Drill?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Barbarian Skin is more saturated, warmer than Mid Khaki Drill.

Can I use Mid Khaki Drill instead of Barbarian Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid Khaki Drill is more muted, 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 Mid Khaki Drill on the colour wheel See Barbarian Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mid Khaki Drill

Mid Khaki Drill vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Barbarian Skin
Mid Khaki Drill vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 7, close
Mid Khaki Drill vs Ivory (71.075)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Barbarian Skin

Barbarian Skin vs Telogreika Ochre (WP4129P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Mid Khaki Drill
Barbarian Skin vs Kobold SkinWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, close
Barbarian Skin vs Mid DAK Sand (WP4145P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Mid Khaki Drill equivalents · Barbarian Skin equivalents