What is the difference between Sand and Bestigor Flesh?

ΔE 10 (close). Bestigor Flesh is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sand vs Bestigor Flesh

Sand

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0149
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d6a461 (estimate)

Bestigor Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d09a6a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bestigor Flesh is more muted, warmer than Sand.

Can I use Bestigor Flesh instead of Sand?

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

Can I use Sand instead of Bestigor Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sand is more saturated, 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 Sand on the colour wheel See Bestigor Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Sand

Sand vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Bestigor Flesh
Sand vs Karak StoneColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair
Sand vs T'au Light OchreColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Bestigor Flesh

Bestigor Flesh vs Imperial Flesh (IONIC-0030)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand
Bestigor Flesh vs US Desert Tan (ATOM-20009)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sand
Bestigor Flesh vs Uniform Sand Yellow FS-32555 (AMMO.F-510)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Sand equivalents · Bestigor Flesh equivalents