What is the difference between Sand Grey and Rosy Flesh?

ΔE 21 (loose). Rosy Flesh is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sand Grey vs Rosy Flesh

Sand Grey

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA15
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d5c4ac (estimate)

Rosy Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.100
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #edab90 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Rosy Flesh is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Sand Grey.

Can I use Rosy Flesh instead of Sand Grey?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Rosy Flesh is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Sand Grey.

Can I use Sand Grey instead of Rosy Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sand Grey is a little lighter, much more muted, 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 Sand Grey on the colour wheel See Rosy Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sand Grey

Sand Grey vs Cream White (70.766)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Rosy Flesh
Sand Grey vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Rosy Flesh
Sand Grey vs Silver Grey (70.883)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Rosy Flesh

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Rosy Flesh

Rosy Flesh vs Gnome Flesh (NA06)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sand Grey
Rosy Flesh vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Sand Grey
Rosy Flesh vs Yellow Sand (NA47)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Sand Grey

All matches: Sand Grey equivalents · Rosy Flesh equivalents