What is the difference between Chipping and Bootstrap Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Bootstrap Brown is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Chipping vs Bootstrap Brown

Chipping

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0618
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5e4232 (estimate)

Bootstrap Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c332c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bootstrap Brown is a little darker, cooler than Chipping.

Can I use Bootstrap Brown instead of Chipping?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Bootstrap Brown is a little darker, cooler than Chipping.

Can I use Chipping instead of Bootstrap Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Chipping is a little lighter, 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 Chipping on the colour wheel See Bootstrap Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Chipping

Chipping vs Cypress BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bootstrap Brown
Chipping vs Leather BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bootstrap Brown
Chipping vs Leather Brown (WP4050P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bootstrap Brown

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Bootstrap Brown

Bootstrap Brown vs Burnt Umber (IONIC-0161)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Chipping
Bootstrap Brown vs Coffee Brown (ATOM-20060)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Chipping
Bootstrap Brown vs NATO Brown (ATOM-20061)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Chipping

All matches: Chipping equivalents · Bootstrap Brown equivalents