What is the difference between Wraithbone and IAF Sand?

ΔE 11 (fair). IAF Sand is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wraithbone vs IAF Sand

Wraithbone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8c0a0 (estimate)

IAF Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.327
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aea389 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. IAF Sand is noticeably darker, warmer than Wraithbone.

Can I use IAF Sand instead of Wraithbone?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). IAF Sand is noticeably darker, warmer than Wraithbone.

Can I use Wraithbone instead of IAF Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wraithbone is noticeably lighter, 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 Wraithbone on the colour wheel See IAF Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wraithbone

Wraithbone vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than IAF Sand
Wraithbone vs Off-White (71.270)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than IAF Sand
Wraithbone vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than IAF Sand

Other Citadel paints close to IAF Sand

IAF Sand vs Underhive AshColour: Dry · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Wraithbone
IAF Sand vs Rakarth FleshColour: Base · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Wraithbone
IAF Sand vs Ionrach SkinColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Wraithbone

All matches: Wraithbone equivalents · IAF Sand equivalents