What is the difference between Pale Skin and Dark Sand?

ΔE 13 (fair). Dark Sand is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Skin vs Dark Sand

Pale Skin

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Brights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ccad7d (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 12.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dark Sand is a little darker, more saturated than Pale Skin.

Can I use Dark Sand instead of Pale Skin?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Dark Sand is a little darker, more saturated than Pale Skin.

Can I use Pale Skin instead of Dark Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale 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 Pale Skin on the colour wheel See Dark Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pale Skin

Pale Skin vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Sand
Pale Skin vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Sand
Pale Skin vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Sand

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Dark Sand

Dark Sand vs Flak Gun YellowTriads: midtones · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Skin
Dark Sand vs Panzer YellowTriads: shadows · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pale Skin
Dark Sand vs Kronos FleshTriads: midtones · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Pale Skin

All matches: Pale Skin equivalents · Dark Sand equivalents