What is the difference between Buff and Pale Sand?

ΔE 9 (close). Pale Sand is a little darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Buff vs Pale Sand

Buff

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3517
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d5c48a (estimate)

Pale Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.837
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dbb779 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Sand is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Buff.

Can I use Pale Sand instead of Buff?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pale Sand is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Buff.

Can I use Buff instead of Pale Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Buff is a little lighter, more muted, 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 Buff on the colour wheel See Pale Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Buff

Buff vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Sand
Buff vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Sand
Buff vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pale Sand

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Pale Sand

Pale Sand vs Desert Sand (ATOM-20007)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Buff
Pale Sand vs German Sand Beige RAL 8031 (ATOM-20006)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Buff
Pale Sand vs Desert Sand (IONIC-0010)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Buff

All matches: Buff equivalents · Pale Sand equivalents