What is the difference between Desert Sand and Skin Tone?

ΔE 8 (close). Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Sand vs Skin Tone

Desert Sand

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0010
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8bb86 (estimate)

Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.099
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #edca9e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer than Desert Sand.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Desert Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer than Desert Sand.

Can I use Desert Sand instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Sand 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 Desert Sand on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Desert Sand

Desert Sand vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Desert Sand vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Skin Tone
Desert Sand vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Skin Tone

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Elf Skin (IONIC-0026)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Desert Sand
Skin Tone vs Light Skin (ATOM-20042)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Desert Sand
Skin Tone vs Zombie Skin (IONIC-0043)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Desert Sand equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents