What is the difference between Krieg Khaki and Sand Beige?

ΔE 9 (close). Sand Beige is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Krieg Khaki vs Sand Beige

Krieg Khaki

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b0a878 (estimate)

Sand Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.244
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa9672 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand Beige is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Krieg Khaki.

Can I use Sand Beige instead of Krieg Khaki?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Sand Beige is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Krieg Khaki.

Can I use Krieg Khaki instead of Sand Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Krieg Khaki is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler.

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 Krieg Khaki on the colour wheel See Sand Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Krieg Khaki

Krieg Khaki vs Ivory (71.075)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sand Beige
Krieg Khaki vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand Beige
Krieg Khaki vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sand Beige

Other Citadel paints close to Sand Beige

Sand Beige vs Baneblade BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 6, close · closer than Krieg Khaki
Sand Beige vs Baneblade BrownColour: Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Krieg Khaki
Sand Beige vs Ionrach SkinColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Krieg Khaki

All matches: Krieg Khaki equivalents · Sand Beige equivalents