What is the difference between Beast Hide and IDF Sand Grey?

ΔE 18 (loose). IDF Sand Grey is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Beast Hide vs IDF Sand Grey

Beast Hide

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93056
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa8f5a (estimate)

IDF Sand Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.141
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9d967c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. IDF Sand Grey is much more muted, cooler than Beast Hide.

Can I use IDF Sand Grey instead of Beast Hide?

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

Can I use Beast Hide instead of IDF Sand Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Beast Hide is 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 IDF Sand Grey 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 IDF Sand Grey
Beast Hide vs Iraqi Sand (70.819)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IDF Sand Grey
Beast Hide vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than IDF Sand Grey

Other Formula P3 paints close to IDF Sand Grey

IDF Sand Grey vs Cryx Bane Highlight (93069)Formula P3 · ΔE 6, close · closer than Beast Hide
IDF Sand Grey vs Trollblood Highlight (93070)Formula P3 · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Beast Hide
IDF Sand Grey vs Bastion Grey (93068)Formula P3 · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Beast Hide

All matches: Beast Hide equivalents · IDF Sand Grey equivalents