What is the difference between Wildling Flesh and Yellow Sand?

ΔE 25 (loose). Yellow Sand is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wildling Flesh vs Yellow Sand

Wildling Flesh

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f8a888 (estimate)

Yellow Sand

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA47
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ba9e6a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Yellow Sand is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Wildling Flesh.

Can I use Yellow Sand instead of Wildling Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 25). Yellow Sand is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Wildling Flesh.

Can I use Wildling Flesh instead of Yellow Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wildling Flesh is a little lighter, 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 Wildling Flesh on the colour wheel See Yellow Sand on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Wildling Flesh

Wildling Flesh vs Gnome Flesh (NA06)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Yellow Sand
Wildling Flesh vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Yellow Sand
Wildling Flesh vs Red Flesh (NA03)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Yellow Sand

Other Army Painter paints close to Yellow Sand

Yellow Sand vs Mid Khaki Drill (WP4135P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Wildling Flesh
Yellow Sand vs Light Mustard Khaki (WP4159P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Wildling Flesh
Yellow Sand vs Wasteland ClayWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Wildling Flesh

All matches: Wildling Flesh equivalents · Yellow Sand equivalents