What is the difference between Burnt Sand and Brown Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Brown Green is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burnt Sand vs Brown Green

Burnt Sand

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-551
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b5533 (estimate)

Brown Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.030
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #816443 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown Green is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Burnt Sand.

Can I use Brown Green instead of Burnt Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Brown Green is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Burnt Sand.

Can I use Burnt Sand instead of Brown Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Burnt Sand is a little darker, more saturated, warmer.

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 Burnt Sand on the colour wheel See Brown Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Burnt Sand

Burnt Sand vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown Green
Burnt Sand vs Golden Brown (71.032)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Brown Green
Burnt Sand vs USA Flat Brown (71.026)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brown Green

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Brown Green

Brown Green vs Light Brown (AMMO.F-531)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Burnt Sand
Brown Green vs Pale Earth (AMMO.F-547)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close · closer than Burnt Sand
Brown Green vs Graveyard Earth (IONIC-0148)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Burnt Sand equivalents · Brown Green equivalents