What is the difference between Light Sand and Highlight Skin?

ΔE 5 (very close). Highlight Skin is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Sand vs Highlight Skin

Light Sand

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0616
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e8e1cf (estimate)

Highlight Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.008
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #faefdc (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 5.4, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Highlight Skin is a little lighter, warmer than Light Sand.

Can I use Highlight Skin instead of Light Sand?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 5). Highlight Skin is a little lighter, warmer than Light Sand.

Can I use Light Sand instead of Highlight Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light 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 Light Sand on the colour wheel See Highlight Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Sand

Light Sand vs Off-White (72.101)Game Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Highlight Skin
Light Sand vs Ivory (70.918)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Highlight Skin
Light Sand vs Off-White (70.820)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Highlight Skin

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Highlight Skin

Highlight Skin vs Light Flesh (A.MIG-3519)Oilbrusher · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Sand
Highlight Skin vs Ivory (IONIC-0002)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Sand
Highlight Skin vs Light Flesh (A.MIG-0636)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 6, close

All matches: Light Sand equivalents · Highlight Skin equivalents