What is the difference between Warrior Skin and Dark Sand?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark Sand is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warrior Skin vs Dark Sand

Warrior Skin

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA05
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8b176 (estimate)

Dark Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.847
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bf9d59 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Sand is a little darker, more saturated than Warrior Skin.

Can I use Dark Sand instead of Warrior Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Sand is a little darker, more saturated than Warrior Skin.

Can I use Warrior Skin instead of Dark Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warrior Skin is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Warrior Skin on the colour wheel See Dark Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Warrior Skin

Warrior Skin vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Sand
Warrior Skin vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Sand
Warrior Skin vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Sand

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Dark Sand

Dark Sand vs Yellow Sand (NA47)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Warrior Skin
Dark Sand vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 14, fair
Dark Sand vs Sulfide Yellow (NA24)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Warrior Skin equivalents · Dark Sand equivalents