What is the difference between Mocca Skin and Sand?

ΔE 9 (close). Sand is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mocca Skin vs Sand

Mocca Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #896b5a (estimate)

Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.112
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #917b74 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Mocca Skin.

Can I use Sand instead of Mocca Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Sand is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Mocca Skin.

Can I use Mocca Skin instead of Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mocca Skin is a little darker, more saturated, 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 Mocca Skin on the colour wheel See Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mocca Skin

Mocca Skin vs German Dark Yellow (70.604)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand
Mocca Skin vs Tan Earth (70.874)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand
Mocca Skin vs USAF Brown (71.125)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand

Other Army Painter paints close to Sand

Sand vs Paratrooper TanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mocca Skin
Sand vs Paratrooper Tan (WP4027P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mocca Skin
Sand vs Monster BrownWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mocca Skin

All matches: Mocca Skin equivalents · Sand equivalents