What is the difference between Wood Base and Sand Beige?

ΔE 5 (very close). Sand Beige is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wood Base vs Sand Beige

Wood Base

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11351
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #998e69 (estimate)

Sand Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.244
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa9672 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 5.4, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Sand Beige is a little lighter, warmer than Wood Base.

Can I use Sand Beige instead of Wood Base?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 5). Sand Beige is a little lighter, warmer than Wood Base.

Can I use Wood Base instead of Sand Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wood Base is a little darker, 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 Wood Base on the colour wheel See Sand Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wood Base

Wood Base vs Loam Beige (71.245)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close
Wood Base vs Desert Tan (70.765)Model Color · ΔE 6, close
Wood Base vs US Desert Arm. (71.122)Model Air · ΔE 6, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Sand Beige

Sand Beige vs RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb Ausgabe 1944 (AK11319)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Wood Base
Sand Beige vs CARC Tan 686A (FS33446) (AK11349)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 7, close
Sand Beige vs Australian Camouflage Brown (AK11347)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Wood Base equivalents · Sand Beige equivalents