# Howling Sand (Speedpaint 2.0) Paint Equivalents

> Howling Sand (Speedpaint 2.0) equivalents: Citadel Skeleton Horde and Vallejo Templar White, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/speedpaint-2/howling-sand

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Howling Sand: Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 contrast, hex #cecfb0. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Howling Sand

Range

[Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

Finish

contrast

Hex

#cecfb0

Hex source

community data

## Howling Sand equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) Citadel Contrast ΔE 16.5

    approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) Vallejo Xpress 72.401 ΔE 11.8

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Platinum Crown](/paints/two-thin-coats/platinum-crown) ΔE 6.3

    ⚠ cross-finish

Howling Sand is a contrast paint from Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0. The closest paint in any other range is Templar White from Vallejo Xpress at ΔE 11.8, an approximation. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and none a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Ancient Stone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/ancient-stone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4
- [Grotesque Green](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/grotesque-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7
- [Pale Sand](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/pale-sand) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 42.1
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 49.9
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 53.7

### [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

- [Wraithbone](/paints/citadel-base/wraithbone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.8
- [Ionrach Skin](/paints/citadel-base/ionrach-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.3
- [Morghast Bone](/paints/citadel-base/morghast-bone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) approximate ΔE 16.5
- [Apothecary White](/paints/citadel-contrast/apothecary-white) approximate ΔE 24.2
- [Bad Moon Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/bad-moon-yellow) approximate ΔE 24.8

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Pallid Wych Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/pallid-wych-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.8
- [Screaming Skull](/paints/citadel-layer/screaming-skull) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.4
- [Deepkin Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/deepkin-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Kroak Green](/paints/citadel-shade/kroak-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.0
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.4
- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.2

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Platinum Crown](/paints/two-thin-coats/platinum-crown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.3
- [Twin Suns Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/twin-suns-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.3
- [Green Beret](/paints/two-thin-coats/green-beret) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.7

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Wolf Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/wolf-grey-76-047) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.8
- [Bone White](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bone-white-76-034) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.2
- [Ghost Green](/paints/vallejo-game-air/ghost-green-76-121) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.2

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Polished Gold](/paints/vallejo-game-color/polished-gold-72-055) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.9
- [Elfic Flesh](/paints/vallejo-game-color/elfic-flesh-72-098) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3
- [Glorious Gold](/paints/vallejo-game-color/glorious-gold-72-056) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.6

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Ivory](/paints/vallejo-mecha/ivory-70-643) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.0
- [Light Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-green-69-025) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1
- [Sand](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sand-70-644) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7
- [Dull Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dull-aluminium-77-717) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.3
- [Semi Matt Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/semi-matt-aluminium-77-716) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Desert Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/desert-dust-76-522) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2
- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8
- [White](/paints/vallejo-wash/white-76-501) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.6

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) approximate ΔE 11.8
- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) approximate ΔE 13.6
- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) approximate ΔE 16.6

## Also in Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0

- [Pallid Bone](/paints/speedpaint-2/pallid-bone) approximate ΔE 9.4
- [Holy White](/paints/speedpaint-2/holy-white) approximate ΔE 11.2
- [Pastel Seafoam](/paints/speedpaint-2/pastel-seafoam) approximate ΔE 11.3

Every pot in [Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2) has a page like this one. Army Painter against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Vallejo](/paints/army-painter-to-vallejo), [Army Painter to Two Thin Coats](/paints/army-painter-to-two-thin-coats), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Vallejo to Army Painter](/paints/vallejo-to-army-painter), [Two Thin Coats to Army Painter](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-army-painter).

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##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Howling Sand?

Skeleton Horde from Citadel Contrast, at ΔE 16.5: the nearest contrast paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Howling Sand?

Templar White from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 11.8: the nearest contrast paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Howling Sand?

Platinum Crown from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 6.3. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (metallic); it behaves differently on the model.