What is the difference between Light DAK Sand and Gnome Flesh?

ΔE 17 (loose). Gnome Flesh is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light DAK Sand vs Gnome Flesh

Light DAK Sand

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4146P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e9b56b (estimate)

Gnome Flesh

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA06
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f0a67c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Gnome Flesh is more muted, warmer than Light DAK Sand.

Can I use Gnome Flesh instead of Light DAK Sand?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Gnome Flesh is more muted, warmer than Light DAK Sand.

Can I use Light DAK Sand instead of Gnome Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light DAK Sand is more saturated, 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 Light DAK Sand on the colour wheel See Gnome Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Light DAK Sand

Light DAK Sand vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Gnome Flesh
Light DAK Sand vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Gnome Flesh
Light DAK Sand vs Sulfide Yellow (NA24)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Gnome Flesh

Other Army Painter paints close to Gnome Flesh

Gnome Flesh vs Wildling FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light DAK Sand
Gnome Flesh vs Barbarian FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light DAK Sand
Gnome Flesh vs Barbarian FleshWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light DAK Sand

All matches: Light DAK Sand equivalents · Gnome Flesh equivalents