# Sandstone (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Sandstone (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Morghast Bone, Vallejo Heavy Skin Tone and Army Painter Dusty Skull, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/two-thin-coats/sandstone

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Sandstone: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #927b68. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Sandstone

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#927b68

Hex source

community data

## Sandstone equivalents

One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Morghast Bone](/paints/citadel-base/morghast-bone) Citadel Base ΔE 18.2

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Heavy Skin Tone](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-skin-tone-72-140) Vallejo Game Color 72.140 ΔE 7.6

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Dusty Skull](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dusty-skull) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.1

    safe substitute

Sandstone is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Baneblade Brown from Citadel Layer at ΔE 2.1, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and 1 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

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

- [Warrior Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/warrior-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0
- [Bony Matter](/paints/speedpaint-2/bony-matter) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.7
- [Polished Silver](/paints/speedpaint-2/polished-silver) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1

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

- [Dusty Skull](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dusty-skull) safe substitute ΔE 4.1
- [Paratrooper Tan](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/paratrooper-tan) approximate ΔE 7.1
- [Tomb King Tan](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/tomb-king-tan) approximate ΔE 9.2

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.4
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.1
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.5

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

- [Morghast Bone](/paints/citadel-base/morghast-bone) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 18.2
- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) approximate ΔE 12.6
- [Rakarth Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/rakarth-flesh) approximate ΔE 13.2

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

- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.8
- [Aggaros Dunes](/paints/citadel-contrast/aggaros-dunes) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1
- [Darkoath Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/darkoath-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.7

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

- [Baneblade Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/baneblade-brown) near match ΔE 2.1
- [Stormvermin Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/stormvermin-fur) approximate ΔE 12.2
- [Karak Stone](/paints/citadel-layer/karak-stone) approximate ΔE 13.9

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

- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.0
- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.7

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

- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/stonewall-grey-76-049) approximate ΔE 9.9
- [Barbarian Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/barbarian-skin-76-071) approximate ΔE 10.3
- [Desert Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/desert-yellow-76-063) approximate ΔE 12.5

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

- [Heavy Skin Tone](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-skin-tone-72-140) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Khaki](/paints/vallejo-game-color/khaki-72-061) approximate ΔE 8.8
- [Heavy Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-brown-72-153) approximate ΔE 9.0

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

- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-mecha/brown-69-034) approximate ΔE 9.0
- [Grey Z](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-z-69-039) approximate ΔE 13.0
- [Grey Sand](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-sand-69-031) approximate ΔE 14.6

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

- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6
- [Burnt Iron](/paints/vallejo-metal/burnt-iron-77-721) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6
- [Exhaust Manifold](/paints/vallejo-metal/exhaust-manifold-77-723) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6

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

- [Dark Khaki Green](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-khaki-green-76-520) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.8
- [European Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/european-dust-76-523) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8
- [Umber Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/umber-wash-73-203) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.9

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

- [Zombie Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/zombie-flesh-72-470) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.3
- [Rotten Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/rotten-flesh-72-452) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.1
- [Wicked Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wicked-purple-72-456) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.2

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Bits O' Tin](/paints/two-thin-coats/bits-o-tin) safe substitute ΔE 3.0
- [Archaic Sepia Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/archaic-sepia-wash) safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [Wasteland Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/wasteland-brown) safe substitute ΔE 6.0

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

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=two-thin-coats-sandstone)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Sandstone?

Morghast Bone from Citadel Base: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 18.2 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Sandstone?

Heavy Skin Tone from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 7.6: the nearest opaque paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Sandstone?

Dusty Skull from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 4.1: a safe substitute in the same finish.