No shortage of substitutes here, Deck Grey from Green Stuff World matches at 86 percent and 3 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. Color-wise this is a moderate, light orange leaning warm. Within the Humbrol range it ladders cleanly, Matt Natural Wood for the shadows and Radome Tan for the highlights. Treat it as an easy swap, just confirm the finish type matches before you commit.
Sand equivalents and near misses
Fair warning: nothing matches Humbrol Sand cleanly. The options below are the least bad, and every one of them drifts.
Closest Green Stuff World equivalent: Green Stuff World Deck Grey, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.9).
From Two Thin Coats: Two Thin Coats Vampire Fang, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.0).
AK Interactive's closest color: AK Interactive Radome Tan Fs 33613, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.1).
Nearest in the The Army Painter catalog: The Army Painter Tomb King Tan, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.7).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.9 rather than an obvious shift.
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90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Green Stuff World
Two Thin Coats
AK Interactive
The Army Painter
Vallejo
Scale75
Revell
Citadel
Monument Pro Acryl
P3 Paints
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What is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Sand?
The closest same-finish match is Green Stuff World Deck Grey at 86% color similarity.
Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of Sand?
Yes. The closest The Army Painter option is Tomb King Tan at 77%, a same-finish match.
What color is Sand?
Sand is a light moderate orange with a warm undertone (hex #D8C3A5).
What do I highlight and shade Sand with?
Highlight Sand toward Radome Tan and shade it down into Matt Natural Wood, both Humbrol paints in the same finish family.