What is the difference between Desert Sand and Dark Sand?

ΔE 6 (close). Dark Sand is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Sand vs Dark Sand

Desert Sand

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20007
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cdac6c (estimate)

Dark Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.847
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bf9d59 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Sand is a little darker than Desert Sand.

Can I use Dark Sand instead of Desert Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Dark Sand is a little darker than Desert Sand.

Can I use Desert Sand instead of Dark Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Sand is a little lighter.

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 Dark Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Desert Sand

Desert Sand vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Sand
Desert Sand vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Sand
Desert Sand vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dark Sand

Dark Sand vs Desert Yellow (IONIC-0142)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Desert Sand
Dark Sand vs German Sand Beige RAL 8031 (ATOM-20006)ATOM · ΔE 6, close
Dark Sand vs Sand (IONIC-0149)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Desert Sand equivalents · Dark Sand equivalents