What is the difference between Light Stone No.61 and Dark Sand?

ΔE 8 (close). Dark Sand is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Stone No.61 vs Dark Sand

Light Stone No.61

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11377
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c79e4d (estimate)

Dark Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.847
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bf9d59 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Sand is more muted than Light Stone No.61.

Can I use Dark Sand instead of Light Stone No.61?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dark Sand is more muted than Light Stone No.61.

Can I use Light Stone No.61 instead of Dark Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Stone No.61 is more saturated.

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 Light Stone No.61 on the colour wheel See Dark Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Stone No.61

Light Stone No.61 vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Sand
Light Stone No.61 vs Beige (70.917)Model Color · ΔE 10, close
Light Stone No.61 vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Dark Sand

Dark Sand vs Buff (AK11031)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Stone No.61
Dark Sand vs Middle Stone (AK11124)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 8, close
Dark Sand vs RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant) (AK11320)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Light Stone No.61 equivalents · Dark Sand equivalents