What is the difference between Washable Sand and Troll Claws?

ΔE 8 (close). Troll Claws is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Washable Sand vs Troll Claws

Washable Sand

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

Troll Claws

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
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. Troll Claws is cooler than Washable Sand.

Can I use Troll Claws instead of Washable Sand?

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

Can I use Washable Sand instead of Troll Claws?

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 Troll Claws 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 Troll Claws
Washable Sand vs Barren DuneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close
Washable Sand vs Yellow DuneWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Troll Claws

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

All matches: Washable Sand equivalents · Troll Claws equivalents