What is the difference between Bootstrap Brown and Oxide Brown Medium?

ΔE 7 (close). Oxide Brown Medium is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bootstrap Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium

Bootstrap Brown

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

Oxide Brown Medium

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a342c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Oxide Brown Medium is more saturated than Bootstrap Brown.

Can I use Oxide Brown Medium instead of Bootstrap Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Oxide Brown Medium is more saturated than Bootstrap Brown.

Can I use Bootstrap Brown instead of Oxide Brown Medium?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bootstrap Brown is more muted.

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 Bootstrap Brown on the colour wheel See Oxide Brown Medium on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Bootstrap Brown

Bootstrap Brown vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Oxide Brown Medium
Bootstrap Brown vs Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close · closer than Oxide Brown Medium
Bootstrap Brown vs Black Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Oxide Brown Medium

Oxide Brown Medium vs Rifle Brown (WP4031P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bootstrap Brown
Oxide Brown Medium vs Dryad BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bootstrap Brown
Oxide Brown Medium vs Umberroot (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, close · closer than Bootstrap Brown

All matches: Bootstrap Brown equivalents · Oxide Brown Medium equivalents