What is the difference between Bright Green and Pale Sand?

ΔE 7 (close). Pale Sand is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bright Green vs Pale Sand

Bright Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0605
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dbe4cd (estimate)

Pale Sand

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f2ecd7 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Sand is a little lighter, warmer than Bright Green.

Can I use Pale Sand instead of Bright Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Pale Sand is a little lighter, warmer than Bright Green.

Can I use Bright Green instead of Pale Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bright Green 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 Bright Green on the colour wheel See Pale Sand on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Bright Green

Bright Green vs Bleached BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pale Sand
Bright Green vs Brainmatter BeigeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close
Bright Green vs Bony SpikesWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Pale Sand

Pale Sand vs Ivory (IONIC-0002)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Bright Green
Pale Sand vs Light Flesh (A.MIG-3519)Oilbrusher · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bright Green
Pale Sand vs Light Sand (A.MIG-0616)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bright Green

All matches: Bright Green equivalents · Pale Sand equivalents