What is the difference between Canvas and IDF Sand Grey?

ΔE 5 (very close). IDF Sand Grey is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Canvas vs IDF Sand Grey

Canvas

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4033P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ab9d80 (estimate)

IDF Sand Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.141
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9d967c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 4.6, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. IDF Sand Grey is a little darker, cooler than Canvas.

Can I use IDF Sand Grey instead of Canvas?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 5). IDF Sand Grey is a little darker, cooler than Canvas.

Can I use Canvas instead of IDF Sand Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Canvas 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 Canvas on the colour wheel See IDF Sand Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Canvas

Canvas vs Desert Tan (70.765)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than IDF Sand Grey
Canvas vs IAF Sand (71.327)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than IDF Sand Grey
Canvas vs US Desert Arm. (71.122)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close

Other Army Painter paints close to IDF Sand Grey

IDF Sand Grey vs Light Battle Dress (WP4051P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close
IDF Sand Grey vs Tomb King TanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close
IDF Sand Grey vs Banshee BrownWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 5, very close

All matches: Canvas equivalents · IDF Sand Grey equivalents