What is the difference between Green FS 34258 and US Sand?

ΔE 7 (close). US Sand is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Green FS 34258 vs US Sand

Green FS 34258

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11876
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #80825b (estimate)

US Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.138
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #877f63 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Sand is more muted, warmer than Green FS 34258.

Can I use US Sand instead of Green FS 34258?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). US Sand is more muted, warmer than Green FS 34258.

Can I use Green FS 34258 instead of US Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Green FS 34258 is more saturated, 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 Green FS 34258 on the colour wheel See US Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Green FS 34258

Green FS 34258 vs Loam Beige (71.245)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than US Sand
Green FS 34258 vs Pastel Green (70.885)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than US Sand
Green FS 34258 vs Hemp (71.023)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to US Sand

US Sand vs US Interior Yellow Green (AK11859)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Green FS 34258
US Sand vs RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1941) (AK11812)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Green FS 34258
US Sand vs IJA #30 Karekusa iro (Dry Grass) (AK11905)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Green FS 34258

All matches: Green FS 34258 equivalents · US Sand equivalents