Camo Sand vs Yellow Oxide

Camo Sand

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Historical
Code
WP4043P
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#ad7d33 (estimate)

Yellow Oxide

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8552
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#bd8a31 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow Oxide is a little lighter, more saturated than Camo Sand. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Camo Sand is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Yellow Oxide is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Yellow Oxide instead of Camo Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Yellow Oxide is a little lighter, more saturated than Camo Sand. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Camo Sand instead of Yellow Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Camo Sand is a little darker, more muted.

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 Camo Sand on the colour wheel See Yellow Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Camo Sand

Other Army Painter paints close to Yellow Oxide

All matches: Camo Sand equivalents · Yellow Oxide equivalents

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