What is the difference between Sunburned Skin and Pale Sand?

ΔE 19 (loose). Pale Sand is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sunburned Skin vs Pale Sand

Sunburned Skin

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f8a97b (estimate)

Pale Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.837
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dbb779 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pale Sand is more muted, cooler than Sunburned Skin.

Can I use Pale Sand instead of Sunburned Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Pale Sand is more muted, cooler than Sunburned Skin.

Can I use Sunburned Skin instead of Pale Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sunburned Skin is 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 Sunburned Skin on the colour wheel See Pale Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sunburned Skin

Sunburned Skin vs Skin Tone (71.076)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Sand
Sunburned Skin vs Basic Skin Tone (70.815)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Pale Sand
Sunburned Skin vs Rosy Flesh (72.100)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Pale Sand

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Pale Sand

Pale Sand vs Boone TanBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Sunburned Skin
Pale Sand vs Pure FilthBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Sunburned Skin
Pale Sand vs Bison-BeastBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 25, loose

All matches: Sunburned Skin equivalents · Pale Sand equivalents