What is the difference between Australian Camouflage Brown and Sand Beige?

ΔE 8 (close). Sand Beige is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Australian Camouflage Brown vs Sand Beige

Australian Camouflage Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11347
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9e855a (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 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand Beige is a little lighter, more muted than Australian Camouflage Brown.

Can I use Sand Beige instead of Australian Camouflage Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Sand Beige is a little lighter, more muted than Australian Camouflage Brown.

Can I use Australian Camouflage Brown instead of Sand Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Australian Camouflage Brown is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Australian Camouflage Brown on the colour wheel See Sand Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Australian Camouflage Brown

Australian Camouflage Brown vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Sand Beige
Australian Camouflage Brown vs Desert Brown (70.767)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sand Beige
Australian Camouflage Brown vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sand Beige

Other AK Interactive paints close to Sand Beige

Sand Beige vs RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb Ausgabe 1944 (AK11319)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Australian Camouflage Brown
Sand Beige vs Wood Base (AK11351)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Australian Camouflage Brown
Sand Beige vs CARC Tan 686A (FS33446) (AK11349)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Australian Camouflage Brown

All matches: Australian Camouflage Brown equivalents · Sand Beige equivalents