What is the difference between Golden Shadow and Sand Beige?

ΔE 9 (close). Sand Beige is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Shadow vs Sand Beige

Golden Shadow

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09091
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a68361 (estimate)

Sand Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.244
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa9672 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand Beige is a little lighter, cooler than Golden Shadow.

Can I use Sand Beige instead of Golden Shadow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Sand Beige is a little lighter, cooler than Golden Shadow.

Can I use Golden Shadow instead of Sand Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Shadow is a little darker, warmer.

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 Golden Shadow on the colour wheel See Sand Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Shadow

Golden Shadow vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sand Beige
Golden Shadow vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand Beige
Golden Shadow vs Desert Brown (70.767)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sand Beige

Other Reaper paints close to Sand Beige

Sand Beige vs Khaki Shadow (09121)Master Series Paints · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Golden Shadow
Sand Beige vs Golden Skin (09092)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close · closer than Golden Shadow
Sand Beige vs Terran Khaki (09122)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close · closer than Golden Shadow

All matches: Golden Shadow equivalents · Sand Beige equivalents