What is the difference between Dark Sand and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 9 (close). Pale Flesh is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Sand vs Pale Flesh

Dark Sand

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

Pale Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.015
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c5a38d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Flesh is more muted, warmer than Dark Sand.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Dark Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pale Flesh is more muted, warmer than Dark Sand.

Can I use Dark Sand instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Sand is more saturated, 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 Dark Sand on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Sand

Dark Sand vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Flesh
Dark Sand vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pale Flesh
Dark Sand vs Ivory (71.075)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Light Sand FS-33727 (AMMO.F-511)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Sand
Pale Flesh vs Dusty Earth (A.MIG-3523)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Sand
Pale Flesh vs Basic Skin Tone (AMMO.F-549)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Sand

All matches: Dark Sand equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents