What is the difference between Zimmerit and US Sand?

ΔE 7 (close). US Sand is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Zimmerit vs US Sand

Zimmerit

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20144
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9d8b71 (estimate)

US Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.138
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #877f63 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Sand is a little darker, cooler than Zimmerit.

Can I use US Sand instead of Zimmerit?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). US Sand is a little darker, cooler than Zimmerit.

Can I use Zimmerit instead of US Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zimmerit is a little lighter, 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 Zimmerit on the colour wheel See US Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Zimmerit

Zimmerit vs US Desert Arm. (71.122)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than US Sand
Zimmerit vs Sand Yellow (71.028)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Sand
Zimmerit vs Desert Tan (70.765)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than US Sand

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to US Sand

US Sand vs Medium Olive Green (A.MIG-0609)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Zimmerit
US Sand vs Dust (ATOM-20143)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Zimmerit
US Sand vs Ochre Brown (AMMO.F-546)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Zimmerit equivalents · US Sand equivalents