What is the difference between Washable Sand and Beige?

ΔE 9 (close). Beige is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Washable Sand vs Beige

Washable Sand

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

Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.074
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #debc6b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Beige is cooler than Washable Sand.

Can I use Beige instead of Washable Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Beige is cooler than Washable Sand.

Can I use Washable Sand instead of Beige?

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 Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Washable Sand

Washable Sand vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair
Washable Sand vs Fairy Flesh (74.007)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 10, fair
Washable Sand vs Beige (70.917)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Beige

Beige vs Gelbbraun 8020 (ATOM-20015)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Washable Sand
Beige vs German Sand Beige RAL 8031 (ATOM-20006)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Washable Sand
Beige vs Light Golden Flesh (IONIC-0025)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Washable Sand equivalents · Beige equivalents