What is the difference between Baneblade Brown and Buff?

ΔE 7 (close). Buff is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Baneblade Brown vs Buff

Baneblade Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b09068 (estimate)

Buff

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-57
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c39f7d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Buff is a little lighter, warmer than Baneblade Brown.

Can I use Buff instead of Baneblade Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Buff is a little lighter, warmer than Baneblade Brown.

Can I use Baneblade Brown instead of Buff?

The same difference applies the other way round: Baneblade Brown is a little darker, 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 Baneblade Brown on the colour wheel See Buff on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Baneblade Brown

Baneblade Brown vs Tan (USAF) (AS-15)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Buff
Baneblade Brown vs Wooden Deck Tan (XF-78)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 11, fair
Baneblade Brown vs Wooden Deck Tan (TS-68)TS Spray · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Buff

Buff vs Ionrach SkinColour: Base · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Baneblade Brown
Buff vs Flayed One FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Baneblade Brown
Buff vs Eldar FleshColour: Dry · ΔE 7, close · closer than Baneblade Brown

All matches: Baneblade Brown equivalents · Buff equivalents