What is the difference between Hammerfall Khaki and IAF Sand?

ΔE 17 (loose). IAF Sand is a little darker, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hammerfall Khaki vs IAF Sand

Hammerfall Khaki

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93032
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c3be89 (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 16.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. IAF Sand is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Hammerfall Khaki.

Can I use IAF Sand instead of Hammerfall Khaki?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). IAF Sand is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Hammerfall Khaki.

Can I use Hammerfall Khaki instead of IAF Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hammerfall Khaki is a little lighter, much more saturated, 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 Hammerfall Khaki on the colour wheel See IAF Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Hammerfall Khaki

Hammerfall Khaki vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than IAF Sand
Hammerfall Khaki vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than IAF Sand
Hammerfall Khaki vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 10, 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 Hammerfall Khaki
IAF Sand vs Cryx Bane Highlight (93069)Formula P3 · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Hammerfall Khaki
IAF Sand vs Beast Hide (93056)Formula P3 · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Hammerfall Khaki equivalents · IAF Sand equivalents