What is the difference between Skeleton Legion and IAF Sand?

ΔE 10 (close). IAF Sand is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skeleton Legion vs IAF Sand

Skeleton Legion

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ac9770 (estimate)

IAF Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.327
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aea389 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IAF Sand is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Skeleton Legion.

Can I use IAF Sand instead of Skeleton Legion?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). IAF Sand is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Skeleton Legion.

Can I use Skeleton Legion instead of IAF Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skeleton Legion is a little darker, more saturated, 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 Skeleton Legion on the colour wheel See IAF Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Skeleton Legion

Skeleton Legion vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than IAF Sand
Skeleton Legion vs Ivory (71.075)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than IAF Sand
Skeleton Legion vs Desert Tan (70.765)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than IAF Sand

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to IAF Sand

IAF Sand vs Vampire FangTriads: highlights · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skeleton Legion
IAF Sand vs Temple StoneTriads: highlights · ΔE 9, close · closer than Skeleton Legion
IAF Sand vs Griffon ClawTriads: shadows · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Skeleton Legion equivalents · IAF Sand equivalents