What is the difference between Baneblade Brown and Barbarian Skin?

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

Baneblade Brown vs Barbarian Skin

Baneblade Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b09068 (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 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Barbarian Skin is more saturated than Baneblade Brown.

Can I use Barbarian Skin instead of Baneblade Brown?

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

Can I use Baneblade Brown instead of Barbarian Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Baneblade Brown is more muted.

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 Barbarian Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Baneblade Brown

Baneblade Brown vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Barbarian Skin
Baneblade Brown vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Barbarian Skin
Baneblade Brown vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Barbarian Skin

Other Citadel paints close to Barbarian Skin

Barbarian Skin vs Bestigor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Baneblade Brown
Barbarian Skin vs Baneblade BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close
Barbarian Skin vs Karak StoneColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Baneblade Brown equivalents · Barbarian Skin equivalents