Hey Lowtide,
If it's too bright you can tone it down by mixing it with another Rusto color (maybe the grey i used). Check my paint thread. I took the sand color and mixed it 3 parts to one part smoke grey and painted my entire rig with it.
here's a photo. one side is the Rusto sand and one side is the mix -

You just use a measuring cup or a graduated mixing cup from the paint store to mix the parts exactly. if you decide to do it that way you can store the mix in mason jars for later when you have to touch it up. Hope this helped.
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