What is the difference between NATO Brown and Bootstrap Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Bootstrap Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

NATO Brown vs Bootstrap Brown

NATO Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20061
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #432221 (estimate)

Bootstrap Brown

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

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bootstrap Brown is a little lighter, warmer than NATO Brown.

Can I use Bootstrap Brown instead of NATO Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Bootstrap Brown is a little lighter, warmer than NATO Brown.

Can I use NATO Brown instead of Bootstrap Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: NATO Brown is a little darker, cooler.

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 NATO Brown on the colour wheel See Bootstrap Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to NATO Brown

NATO Brown vs Traitor RedWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Bootstrap Brown
NATO Brown vs Rifle Brown (WP4031P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Bootstrap Brown
NATO Brown vs Blanched Berry (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 8, 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 NATO Brown
Bootstrap Brown vs Coffee Brown (ATOM-20060)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than NATO Brown
Bootstrap Brown vs Chipping (A.MIG-0618)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 9, close

All matches: NATO Brown equivalents · Bootstrap Brown equivalents