What is the difference between Golden Sand and Dark Flesh?

ΔE 10 (close). Dark Flesh is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Sand vs Dark Flesh

Golden Sand

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0150
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dc8633 (estimate)

Dark Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.927
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ca8935 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Flesh is more muted, cooler than Golden Sand.

Can I use Dark Flesh instead of Golden Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Dark Flesh is more muted, cooler than Golden Sand.

Can I use Golden Sand instead of Dark Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Sand is more saturated, warmer.

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 Golden Sand on the colour wheel See Dark Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Sand

Golden Sand vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Flesh
Golden Sand vs Sunny Skin Tone (70.845)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Flesh
Golden Sand vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Flesh

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dark Flesh

Dark Flesh vs Bright Orange (AMMO.F-538)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Golden Sand
Dark Flesh vs Ochre (A.MIG-3515)Oilbrusher · ΔE 9, close · closer than Golden Sand
Dark Flesh vs Medium Rust (A.MIG-0611)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Golden Sand equivalents · Dark Flesh equivalents