What is the difference between Sandstone and US Desert Sand?

ΔE 6 (close). US Desert Sand is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sandstone vs US Desert Sand

Sandstone

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #897b6a (estimate)

US Desert Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.140
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c8273 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Desert Sand is a little lighter, warmer than Sandstone.

Can I use US Desert Sand instead of Sandstone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). US Desert Sand is a little lighter, warmer than Sandstone.

Can I use Sandstone instead of US Desert Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sandstone 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 Sandstone on the colour wheel See US Desert Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sandstone

Sandstone vs Stone Grey (70.884)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than US Desert Sand
Sandstone vs AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown (71.320)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than US Desert Sand
Sandstone vs Pale Brown (70.825)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than US Desert Sand

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to US Desert Sand

US Desert Sand vs Temple StoneTriads: highlights · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sandstone
US Desert Sand vs Griffon ClawTriads: shadows · ΔE 8, close
US Desert Sand vs Bard SkinTriads: highlights · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Sandstone equivalents · US Desert Sand equivalents