What is the difference between Ushabti Bone and Beige?

ΔE 18 (loose). Beige is much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ushabti Bone vs Beige

Ushabti Bone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8bb88 (estimate)

Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.074
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #debc6b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Beige is much more saturated, warmer than Ushabti Bone.

Can I use Beige instead of Ushabti Bone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Beige is much more saturated, warmer than Ushabti Bone.

Can I use Ushabti Bone instead of Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ushabti Bone is much 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 Ushabti Bone on the colour wheel See Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ushabti Bone

Ushabti Bone vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Beige
Ushabti Bone vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Beige
Ushabti Bone vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Beige

Other Citadel paints close to Beige

Beige vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Ushabti Bone
Beige vs Karak StoneColour: Layer · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Ushabti Bone
Beige vs Hexos PalesunColour: Dry · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Ushabti Bone

All matches: Ushabti Bone equivalents · Beige equivalents