What is the difference between Dark Sand and Barbarian Skin?

ΔE 9 (close). Barbarian Skin is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Sand vs Barbarian Skin

Dark Sand

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0620
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c9a67f (estimate)

Barbarian Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.071
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c09566 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Barbarian Skin is a little darker, more saturated than Dark Sand.

Can I use Barbarian Skin instead of Dark Sand?

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

Can I use Dark Sand instead of Barbarian Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Sand 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 Dark Sand on the colour wheel See Barbarian Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Sand

Dark Sand vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Barbarian Skin
Dark Sand vs Pale Flesh (74.015)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 9, close
Dark Sand vs Ivory (71.075)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Barbarian Skin

Barbarian Skin vs US Desert Tan (ATOM-20009)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Sand
Barbarian Skin vs Desert Yellow (IONIC-0142)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Sand
Barbarian Skin vs Uniform Sand Yellow FS-32555 (AMMO.F-510)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Sand

All matches: Dark Sand equivalents · Barbarian Skin equivalents