What is the difference between Denison Tan Base and Brown Sand?

ΔE 7 (close). Brown Sand is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Denison Tan Base vs Brown Sand

Denison Tan Base

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11413
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #876647 (estimate)

Brown Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.876
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #855a44 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown Sand is a little darker than Denison Tan Base.

Can I use Brown Sand instead of Denison Tan Base?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Brown Sand is a little darker than Denison Tan Base.

Can I use Denison Tan Base instead of Brown Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Denison Tan Base is a little lighter.

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 Denison Tan Base on the colour wheel See Brown Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Denison Tan Base

Denison Tan Base vs Brown Green (71.030)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Brown Sand
Denison Tan Base vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown Sand
Denison Tan Base vs Tan Earth (70.874)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Brown Sand

Other AK Interactive paints close to Brown Sand

Brown Sand vs Ochre Green (AK17075)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Denison Tan Base
Brown Sand vs Field Drab (AK11435)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Denison Tan Base
Brown Sand vs Base Flesh (AK11401)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Denison Tan Base equivalents · Brown Sand equivalents