What is the difference between Dark DAK Sand and Half-Orc Highlight?

ΔE 10 (fair). Half-Orc Highlight is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark DAK Sand vs Half-Orc Highlight

Dark DAK Sand

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4144P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a6431 (estimate)

Half-Orc Highlight

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09204
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #925c21 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Half-Orc Highlight is more saturated, warmer than Dark DAK Sand.

Can I use Half-Orc Highlight instead of Dark DAK Sand?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Half-Orc Highlight is more saturated, warmer than Dark DAK Sand.

Can I use Dark DAK Sand instead of Half-Orc Highlight?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark DAK Sand is more muted, 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 Dark DAK Sand on the colour wheel See Half-Orc Highlight on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Dark DAK Sand

Dark DAK Sand vs Tanned Leather (09031)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close · closer than Half-Orc Highlight
Dark DAK Sand vs Green Ochre (09128)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close · closer than Half-Orc Highlight
Dark DAK Sand vs Sand Brown (09190)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, close · closer than Half-Orc Highlight

Other Army Painter paints close to Half-Orc Highlight

Half-Orc Highlight vs Barren YellowWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Dark DAK Sand
Half-Orc Highlight vs Kawa Brown (WP4163P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Dark DAK Sand
Half-Orc Highlight vs Desert Skin (WP4151P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Dark DAK Sand equivalents · Half-Orc Highlight equivalents