What is the difference between Hanpu Beige and IAF Sand?

ΔE 8 (close). IAF Sand is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hanpu Beige vs IAF Sand

Hanpu Beige

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4160P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #beb897 (estimate)

IAF Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.327
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aea389 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IAF Sand is a little darker, warmer than Hanpu Beige.

Can I use IAF Sand instead of Hanpu Beige?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). IAF Sand is a little darker, warmer than Hanpu Beige.

Can I use Hanpu Beige instead of IAF Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hanpu Beige is a little lighter, 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 Hanpu Beige on the colour wheel See IAF Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Hanpu Beige

Hanpu Beige vs IJA Grey Green (71.326)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IAF Sand
Hanpu Beige vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 8, close
Hanpu Beige vs USAAF Light Gray (71.296)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to IAF Sand

IAF Sand vs Canvas (WP4033P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Hanpu Beige
IAF Sand vs Tomb King TanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Hanpu Beige
IAF Sand vs Banshee BrownWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Hanpu Beige

All matches: Hanpu Beige equivalents · IAF Sand equivalents