What is the difference between Light Battle Dress and US Sand?

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

Light Battle Dress vs US Sand

Light Battle Dress

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4051P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9d8f70 (estimate)

US Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.138
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #877f63 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Sand is a little darker, cooler than Light Battle Dress.

Can I use US Sand instead of Light Battle Dress?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). US Sand is a little darker, cooler than Light Battle Dress.

Can I use Light Battle Dress instead of US Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Battle Dress 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 Light Battle Dress on the colour wheel See US Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Battle Dress

Light Battle Dress vs US Desert Arm. (71.122)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Sand
Light Battle Dress vs Desert Tan (70.765)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than US Sand
Light Battle Dress vs IDF Sand Grey (71.141)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than US Sand

Other Army Painter paints close to US Sand

US Sand vs Dusty SkullWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Battle Dress
US Sand vs Raw Wool (WP4152P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close
US Sand vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Light Battle Dress equivalents · US Sand equivalents