What is the difference between Gnome Flesh and Barbarian Skin?

ΔE 16 (loose). Barbarian Skin is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gnome Flesh vs Barbarian Skin

Gnome Flesh

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA06
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f0a67c (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 15.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Barbarian Skin is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Gnome Flesh.

Can I use Barbarian Skin instead of Gnome Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Barbarian Skin is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Gnome Flesh.

Can I use Gnome Flesh instead of Barbarian Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gnome Flesh is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer.

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 Gnome Flesh on the colour wheel See Barbarian Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gnome Flesh

Gnome Flesh vs Basic Skin Tone (70.815)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Barbarian Skin
Gnome Flesh vs Skin Tone (71.076)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Barbarian Skin
Gnome Flesh vs Rosy Flesh (72.100)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Barbarian Skin

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Barbarian Skin

Barbarian Skin vs Yellow Sand (NA47)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gnome Flesh
Barbarian Skin vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Gnome Flesh
Barbarian Skin vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Gnome Flesh equivalents · Barbarian Skin equivalents