What is the difference between Warm Skin Tone and US Desert Sand?

ΔE 9 (close). US Desert Sand is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Skin Tone vs US Desert Sand

Warm Skin Tone

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-550
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b0856f (estimate)

US Desert Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.140
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c8273 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Desert Sand is more muted than Warm Skin Tone.

Can I use US Desert Sand instead of Warm Skin Tone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). US Desert Sand is more muted than Warm Skin Tone.

Can I use Warm Skin Tone instead of US Desert Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Skin Tone is 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 Warm Skin Tone on the colour wheel See US Desert Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Warm Skin Tone

Warm Skin Tone vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than US Desert Sand
Warm Skin Tone vs Tan Earth (71.079)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than US Desert Sand
Warm Skin Tone vs Forest Skin (74.013)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 10, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to US Desert Sand

US Desert Sand vs Zimmerit (ATOM-20144)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Warm Skin Tone
US Desert Sand vs Grey Brown (ATOM-20149)ATOM · ΔE 10, fair
US Desert Sand vs Light Sand FS-33727 (AMMO.F-511)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Warm Skin Tone equivalents · US Desert Sand equivalents