What is the difference between Summer Soil and Dark Sand?

ΔE 8 (close). Dark Sand is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Summer Soil vs Dark Sand

Summer Soil

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3534
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ac8c3f (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 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Sand is a little lighter, more muted than Summer Soil.

Can I use Dark Sand instead of Summer Soil?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dark Sand is a little lighter, more muted than Summer Soil.

Can I use Summer Soil instead of Dark Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Summer Soil is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Summer Soil on the colour wheel See Dark Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Summer Soil

Summer Soil vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Sand
Summer Soil vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Sand
Summer Soil vs Japan. Unif. WWII (70.923)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

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

All matches: Summer Soil equivalents · Dark Sand equivalents