What is the difference between Deepkin Flesh and Sand Grey?

ΔE 7 (close). Sand Grey is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deepkin Flesh vs Sand Grey

Deepkin Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8b8a0 (estimate)

Sand Grey

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA15
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d5c4ac (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand Grey is a little lighter, cooler than Deepkin Flesh.

Can I use Sand Grey instead of Deepkin Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Sand Grey is a little lighter, cooler than Deepkin Flesh.

Can I use Deepkin Flesh instead of Sand Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deepkin Flesh is a little darker, 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 Deepkin Flesh on the colour wheel See Sand Grey on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Deepkin Flesh

Deepkin Flesh vs Granite Stone (NA14)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 15, loose
Deepkin Flesh vs Yellow Sand (NA47)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose
Deepkin Flesh vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Sand Grey

Sand Grey vs WraithboneColour: Base · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Deepkin Flesh
Sand Grey vs Terminatus StoneColour: Dry · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Deepkin Flesh
Sand Grey vs Pallid Wych FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Deepkin Flesh equivalents · Sand Grey equivalents