What is the difference between Charred Bone and Sand Beige?

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

Charred Bone vs Sand Beige

Charred Bone

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a08560 (estimate)

Sand Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.244
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa9672 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand Beige is a little lighter, cooler than Charred Bone.

Can I use Sand Beige instead of Charred Bone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Sand Beige is a little lighter, cooler than Charred Bone.

Can I use Charred Bone instead of Sand Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Charred Bone is a little darker, 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 Charred Bone on the colour wheel See Sand Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Charred Bone

Charred Bone vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Sand Beige
Charred Bone vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sand Beige
Charred Bone vs Desert Brown (70.767)Model Color · ΔE 7, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Sand Beige

Sand Beige vs Tomb King TanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Charred Bone
Sand Beige vs Banshee BrownWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Charred Bone
Sand Beige vs Light Battle Dress (WP4051P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Charred Bone

All matches: Charred Bone equivalents · Sand Beige equivalents