What is the difference between Light Mustard Khaki and Dark Sand?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark Sand is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Mustard Khaki vs Dark Sand

Light Mustard Khaki

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4159P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ad9d5e (estimate)

Dark Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.847
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bf9d59 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Sand is more saturated, warmer than Light Mustard Khaki.

Can I use Dark Sand instead of Light Mustard Khaki?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Sand is more saturated, warmer than Light Mustard Khaki.

Can I use Light Mustard Khaki instead of Dark Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Mustard Khaki 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 Light Mustard Khaki on the colour wheel See Dark Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Mustard Khaki

Light Mustard Khaki vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Sand
Light Mustard Khaki vs Ivory RLM05 (71.106)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Light Mustard Khaki vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Sand

Dark Sand vs Burnt TurfWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Mustard Khaki
Dark Sand vs Hemp RopeWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Mustard Khaki
Dark Sand vs Wasteland ClayWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Mustard Khaki

All matches: Light Mustard Khaki equivalents · Dark Sand equivalents