What is the difference between Dark DAK Sand and Wood?

ΔE 7 (close). Wood is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark DAK Sand vs Wood

Dark DAK Sand

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

Wood

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.077
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c6937 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Wood is a little lighter, warmer than Dark DAK Sand.

Can I use Wood instead of Dark DAK Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Wood is a little lighter, warmer than Dark DAK Sand.

Can I use Dark DAK Sand instead of Wood?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark DAK Sand is a little darker, 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 Wood on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark DAK Sand

Dark DAK Sand vs Ochre Brown (70.856)Model Color · ΔE 7, close
Dark DAK Sand vs Mustard Brown (70.769)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Dark DAK Sand vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Wood

Wood vs Desert Skin (WP4151P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close
Wood vs Bullwhack BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close
Wood vs Kawa Brown (WP4163P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Dark DAK Sand equivalents · Wood equivalents