What is the difference between Clean Bone and Pale Sand?

ΔE 7 (close). Pale Sand is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Clean Bone vs Pale Sand

Clean Bone

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0648
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f9fbee (estimate)

Pale Sand

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

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Sand is a little darker, more saturated than Clean Bone.

Can I use Pale Sand instead of Clean Bone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Pale Sand is a little darker, more saturated than Clean Bone.

Can I use Clean Bone instead of Pale Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Clean Bone is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Clean Bone on the colour wheel See Pale Sand on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Clean Bone

Clean Bone vs Matt WhiteWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Sand
Clean Bone vs Matt WhiteWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Sand
Clean Bone vs Matt White (WP4021P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Sand

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Pale Sand

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

All matches: Clean Bone equivalents · Pale Sand equivalents