What is the difference between Beast Hide and IAF Sand?

ΔE 18 (loose). IAF Sand is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Beast Hide vs IAF Sand

Beast Hide

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93056
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa8f5a (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 18.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. IAF Sand is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler than Beast Hide.

Can I use IAF Sand instead of Beast Hide?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). IAF Sand is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler than Beast Hide.

Can I use Beast Hide instead of IAF Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Beast Hide is a little darker, much more saturated, 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 Beast Hide on the colour wheel See IAF Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Beast Hide

Beast Hide vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IAF Sand
Beast Hide vs Iraqi Sand (70.819)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IAF Sand
Beast Hide vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than IAF Sand

Other Formula P3 paints close to IAF Sand

IAF Sand vs Trollblood Highlight (93070)Formula P3 · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Beast Hide
IAF Sand vs Cryx Bane Highlight (93069)Formula P3 · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Beast Hide
IAF Sand vs Hammerfall Khaki (93032)Formula P3 · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Beast Hide

All matches: Beast Hide equivalents · IAF Sand equivalents