What is the difference between Skeleton Legion and IDF Sand Grey?

ΔE 10 (close). IDF Sand Grey is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skeleton Legion vs IDF Sand Grey

Skeleton Legion

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

IDF Sand Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.141
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9d967c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IDF Sand Grey is more muted, cooler than Skeleton Legion.

Can I use IDF Sand Grey instead of Skeleton Legion?

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

Can I use Skeleton Legion instead of IDF Sand Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skeleton Legion is 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 IDF Sand Grey 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 IDF Sand Grey
Skeleton Legion vs Ivory (71.075)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than IDF Sand Grey
Skeleton Legion vs Desert Tan (70.765)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than IDF Sand Grey

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to IDF Sand Grey

IDF Sand Grey vs Temple StoneTriads: highlights · ΔE 6, close · closer than Skeleton Legion
IDF Sand Grey vs Kobold GreyTriads: highlights · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skeleton Legion
IDF Sand Grey vs Griffon ClawTriads: shadows · ΔE 9, close · closer than Skeleton Legion

All matches: Skeleton Legion equivalents · IDF Sand Grey equivalents