What is the difference between RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige and Light Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Light Brown is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige vs Light Brown

RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11325
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b39564 (estimate)

Light Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.027
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a4885f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Brown is a little darker than RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige.

Can I use Light Brown instead of RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Light Brown is a little darker than RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige.

Can I use RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige instead of Light Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige 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 RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige on the colour wheel See Light Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige

RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Brown
RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Brown
RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige vs US Earth Yellow (71.291)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Australian Camouflage Brown (AK11347)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige
Light Brown vs CARC Tan 686A (FS33446) (AK11349)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige
Light Brown vs RAL 8020 Braun (AK11331)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige

All matches: RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige equivalents · Light Brown equivalents