What is the difference between Sandstorm and Skin Tone?

ΔE 13 (fair). Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sandstorm vs Skin Tone

Sandstorm

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1884
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cca063 (estimate)

Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.076
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f7b47b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer than Sandstorm.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Sandstorm?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Skin Tone is a little lighter, warmer than Sandstorm.

Can I use Sandstorm instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sandstorm is a little darker, 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 Sandstorm on the colour wheel See Skin Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sandstorm

Sandstorm vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Skin Tone
Sandstorm vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skin Tone
Sandstorm vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skin Tone

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Light Tan (4118)Opaque Colors · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sandstorm
Skin Tone vs Elven Flesh (1845)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Sandstorm
Skin Tone vs Sun-bleached Bone (1823)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Sandstorm equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents