What is the difference between Pale Sand and Insignia White?

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

Pale Sand vs Insignia White

Pale Sand

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f2ecd7 (estimate)

Insignia White

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.279
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dbdfc8 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Insignia White is a little darker, cooler than Pale Sand.

Can I use Insignia White instead of Pale Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Insignia White is a little darker, cooler than Pale Sand.

Can I use Pale Sand instead of Insignia White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Sand 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 Pale Sand on the colour wheel See Insignia White on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pale Sand

Pale Sand vs Off-White (72.101)Game Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Insignia White
Pale Sand vs Highlight Skin (74.008)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Insignia White
Pale Sand vs Off-White (70.820)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Insignia White

Other Army Painter paints close to Insignia White

Insignia White vs Bleached BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Sand
Insignia White vs Brainmatter BeigeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close
Insignia White vs Bony SpikesWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Pale Sand equivalents · Insignia White equivalents