What is the difference between RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige and Iraqi Sand?

ΔE 7 (close). Iraqi Sand is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige vs Iraqi Sand

RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11325
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b39564 (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 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Iraqi Sand is a little darker than RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige.

Can I use Iraqi Sand instead of RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Iraqi Sand is a little darker than RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige.

Can I use RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige instead of Iraqi Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige is a little lighter.

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 RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige on the colour wheel See Iraqi Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige

RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Iraqi Sand
RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Iraqi Sand
RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Iraqi Sand

Other AK Interactive paints close to Iraqi Sand

Iraqi Sand vs Green Ochre (AK11122)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, close · closer than RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige
Iraqi Sand vs Ocher Khaki (AK11422)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige
Iraqi Sand vs Australian Camouflage Brown (AK11347)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 7, close

All matches: RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige equivalents · Iraqi Sand equivalents