What is the difference between Morghast Bone and Pale Sand?

ΔE 13 (fair). Pale Sand is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Morghast Bone vs Pale Sand

Morghast Bone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8b88a (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 12.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Pale Sand is more saturated, warmer than Morghast Bone.

Can I use Pale Sand instead of Morghast Bone?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Pale Sand is more saturated, warmer than Morghast Bone.

Can I use Morghast Bone instead of Pale Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Morghast Bone is more muted, 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 Morghast Bone on the colour wheel See Pale Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Morghast Bone

Morghast Bone vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Sand
Morghast Bone vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Sand
Morghast Bone vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Sand

Other Citadel paints close to Pale Sand

Pale Sand vs Karak StoneColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Morghast Bone
Pale Sand vs Ushabti BoneColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Morghast Bone
Pale Sand vs Ushabti BoneColour: Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Morghast Bone

All matches: Morghast Bone equivalents · Pale Sand equivalents