What is the difference between Mid DAK Sand and Iraqi Sand?

ΔE 8 (close). Iraqi Sand is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid DAK Sand vs Iraqi Sand

Mid DAK Sand

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4145P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b78b4c (estimate)

Iraqi Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.819
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a6844f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Iraqi Sand is a little darker, more muted than Mid DAK Sand.

Can I use Iraqi Sand instead of Mid DAK Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Iraqi Sand is a little darker, more muted than Mid DAK Sand.

Can I use Mid DAK Sand instead of Iraqi Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid DAK Sand is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Mid DAK Sand on the colour wheel See Iraqi Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mid DAK Sand

Mid DAK Sand vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Iraqi Sand
Mid DAK Sand vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Iraqi Sand
Mid DAK Sand vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Iraqi Sand

Iraqi Sand vs Telogreika Ochre (WP4129P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mid DAK Sand
Iraqi Sand vs Wasteland ClayWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mid DAK Sand
Iraqi Sand vs Yellow Ochre (WP4133P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mid DAK Sand

All matches: Mid DAK Sand equivalents · Iraqi Sand equivalents