What is the difference between Moonstone Skin and Bard Skin?

ΔE 16 (loose). Bard Skin is a little darker, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Moonstone Skin vs Bard Skin

Moonstone Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c87a70 (estimate)

Bard Skin

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a27866 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bard Skin is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Moonstone Skin.

Can I use Bard Skin instead of Moonstone Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Bard Skin is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Moonstone Skin.

Can I use Moonstone Skin instead of Bard Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Moonstone Skin is a little lighter, much 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 Moonstone Skin on the colour wheel See Bard Skin on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Moonstone Skin

Moonstone Skin vs Perisher PinkTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Bard Skin
Moonstone Skin vs Evil Eye RedTriads: highlights · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Bard Skin
Moonstone Skin vs Dwarven SkinTriads: midtones · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Bard Skin

Other Army Painter paints close to Bard Skin

Bard Skin vs Paratrooper TanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Moonstone Skin
Bard Skin vs Paratrooper Tan (WP4027P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Moonstone Skin
Bard Skin vs Monster BrownWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Moonstone Skin

All matches: Moonstone Skin equivalents · Bard Skin equivalents