What is the difference between Washable Sand and Skin Tone?

ΔE 11 (fair). Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Washable Sand vs Skin Tone

Washable Sand

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

Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.076
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f7b47b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer than Washable Sand.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Washable Sand?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer than Washable Sand.

Can I use Washable Sand instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Washable Sand is a little darker, 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 Washable Sand on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Washable Sand

Washable Sand vs Beige (71.074)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Skin Tone
Washable Sand vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Skin Tone
Washable Sand vs Fairy Flesh (74.007)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Skin Tone

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Golden Flesh (IONIC-0029)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Washable Sand
Skin Tone vs Light Orange (A.MIG-0638)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 8, close · closer than Washable Sand
Skin Tone vs Imperial Flesh (IONIC-0030)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Washable Sand

All matches: Washable Sand equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents