ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mid DAK Sand is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Light Clay. They are different kinds of paint: AMMO by Mig Light Clay is an ink, glaze or transparent paint and Army Painter Mid DAK Sand is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.
Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Mid DAK Sand is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Light Clay. They are different kinds of paint.
The same difference applies the other way round: Light Clay is a little lighter, more muted, 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 Light Clay on the colour wheel See Mid DAK Sand on the colour wheel
All matches: Light Clay equivalents · Mid DAK Sand equivalents