What is the difference between Sand and Dark Sand?

ΔE 8 (close). Dark Sand is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sand vs Dark Sand

Sand

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0149
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d6a461 (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 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Sand is a little darker, cooler than Sand.

Can I use Dark Sand instead of Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dark Sand is a little darker, cooler than Sand.

Can I use Sand instead of Dark Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sand is a little lighter, 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 Sand on the colour wheel See Dark Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sand

Sand vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 10, close
Sand vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair
Sand vs Skin Tone (71.076)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

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 Sand
Dark Sand vs Desert Sand (ATOM-20007)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sand
Dark Sand vs German Sand Beige RAL 8031 (ATOM-20006)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sand

All matches: Sand equivalents · Dark Sand equivalents