What is the difference between Temple Stone and Sand Beige?

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

Temple Stone vs Sand Beige

Temple Stone

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9f8d7a (estimate)

Sand Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.244
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa9672 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand Beige is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Temple Stone.

Can I use Sand Beige instead of Temple Stone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Sand Beige is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Temple Stone.

Can I use Temple Stone instead of Sand Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Temple Stone 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 Temple Stone on the colour wheel See Sand Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Temple Stone

Temple Stone vs US Desert Arm. (71.122)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sand Beige
Temple Stone vs US Desert Sand (71.140)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand Beige
Temple Stone vs Sand Yellow (71.028)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sand Beige

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Sand Beige

Sand Beige vs Skeleton LegionTriads: midtones · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Temple Stone
Sand Beige vs Dragon FangTriads: shadows · ΔE 7, close · closer than Temple Stone
Sand Beige vs Elven SkinTriads: highlights · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Temple Stone equivalents · Sand Beige equivalents