What is the difference between Yellow Sand and Rosy Flesh?

ΔE 21 (loose). Rosy Flesh is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Sand vs Rosy Flesh

Yellow Sand

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA47
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ba9e6a (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 21.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Rosy Flesh is a little lighter, warmer than Yellow Sand.

Can I use Rosy Flesh instead of Yellow Sand?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Rosy Flesh is a little lighter, warmer than Yellow Sand.

Can I use Yellow Sand instead of Rosy Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Sand 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 Yellow Sand on the colour wheel See Rosy Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Sand

Yellow Sand vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Rosy Flesh
Yellow Sand vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Rosy Flesh
Yellow Sand vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 7, 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 Yellow Sand
Rosy Flesh vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Yellow Sand
Rosy Flesh vs Sand Grey (NA15)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Yellow Sand equivalents · Rosy Flesh equivalents