What is the difference between Buff and Barbarian Skin?

ΔE 9 (close). Barbarian Skin is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Buff vs Barbarian Skin

Buff

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-57
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c39f7d (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 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Barbarian Skin is a little darker, more saturated than Buff.

Can I use Barbarian Skin instead of Buff?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Barbarian Skin is a little darker, more saturated than Buff.

Can I use Buff instead of Barbarian Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Buff is a little lighter, 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 Buff on the colour wheel See Barbarian Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Buff

Buff vs Pale Flesh (74.015)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 7, close · closer than Barbarian Skin
Buff vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Barbarian Skin
Buff vs Ivory (71.075)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other Tamiya paints close to Barbarian Skin

Barbarian Skin vs Tan (USAF) (AS-15)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 7, close · closer than Buff
Barbarian Skin vs Light Sand (TS-46)TS Spray · ΔE 11, fair
Barbarian Skin vs Desert Yellow (XF-59)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Buff equivalents · Barbarian Skin equivalents