What is the difference between Kronos Flesh and Pale Sand?

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

Kronos Flesh vs Pale Sand

Kronos Flesh

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #caa474 (estimate)

Pale Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.837
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dbb779 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Sand is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Kronos Flesh.

Can I use Pale Sand instead of Kronos Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pale Sand is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Kronos Flesh.

Can I use Kronos Flesh instead of Pale Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Kronos Flesh is a little darker, more muted, 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 Kronos Flesh on the colour wheel See Pale Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Kronos Flesh

Kronos Flesh vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pale Sand
Kronos Flesh vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pale Sand
Kronos Flesh vs USAF Tan (71.348)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Pale Sand

Pale Sand vs Pale SkinBrights · ΔE 8, close · closer than Kronos Flesh
Pale Sand vs Flak Gun YellowTriads: midtones · ΔE 11, fair
Pale Sand vs Ambush YellowTriads: highlights · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Kronos Flesh equivalents · Pale Sand equivalents