What is the difference between Washable Sand and Barren Dune?

ΔE 8 (close). Barren Dune is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Washable Sand vs Barren Dune

Washable Sand

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20179
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e2af65 (estimate)

Barren Dune

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #debc6c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Barren Dune is cooler than Washable Sand.

Can I use Barren Dune instead of Washable Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Barren Dune is cooler than Washable Sand.

Can I use Washable Sand instead of Barren Dune?

The same difference applies the other way round: Washable Sand is 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 Washable Sand on the colour wheel See Barren Dune on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Washable Sand

Washable Sand vs Light DAK Sand (WP4146P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Barren Dune
Washable Sand vs Troll ClawsWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close
Washable Sand vs Yellow DuneWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Barren Dune

Barren Dune vs German Sand Beige RAL 8031 (ATOM-20006)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Washable Sand
Barren Dune vs Gelbbraun 8020 (ATOM-20015)ATOM · ΔE 9, close
Barren Dune vs Desert Sand (ATOM-20007)ATOM · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Washable Sand equivalents · Barren Dune equivalents