What is the difference between Barbarian Skin and Iraqi Sand?

ΔE 9 (close). Iraqi Sand is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Barbarian Skin vs Iraqi Sand

Barbarian Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.071
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c09566 (estimate)

Iraqi Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.819
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a6844f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Iraqi Sand is a little darker, cooler than Barbarian Skin.

Can I use Iraqi Sand instead of Barbarian Skin?

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

Can I use Barbarian Skin instead of Iraqi Sand?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Barbarian Skin

Barbarian Skin vs USAF Tan (71.348)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Iraqi Sand
Barbarian Skin vs US Earth Yellow (71.291)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Iraqi Sand
Barbarian Skin vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Iraqi Sand

Other Vallejo paints close to Iraqi Sand

Iraqi Sand vs US Earth Yellow (71.291)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Barbarian Skin
Iraqi Sand vs Desert Brown (70.767)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Barbarian Skin
Iraqi Sand vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Barbarian Skin

All matches: Barbarian Skin equivalents · Iraqi Sand equivalents