What is the difference between Vanilla and Pale Sand?

ΔE 9 (close). Pale Sand is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Vanilla vs Pale Sand

Vanilla

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0012
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f7f3cd (estimate)

Pale Sand

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f2ecd7 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Sand is more muted, warmer than Vanilla.

Can I use Pale Sand instead of Vanilla?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pale Sand is more muted, warmer than Vanilla.

Can I use Vanilla instead of Pale Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Vanilla 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 Vanilla on the colour wheel See Pale Sand on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Vanilla

Vanilla vs Bleached BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close
Vanilla vs Ivory White (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 10, close
Vanilla vs Bony SpikesWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Pale Sand

Pale Sand vs Ivory (IONIC-0002)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Vanilla
Pale Sand vs Light Flesh (A.MIG-3519)Oilbrusher · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Vanilla
Pale Sand vs Light Sand (A.MIG-0616)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Vanilla

All matches: Vanilla equivalents · Pale Sand equivalents