Camo Sand vs Transparent Brown Iron Oxide

Camo Sand

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Historical
Code
WP4043P
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#ad7d33 (estimate)

Transparent Brown Iron Oxide

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8562
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#c0823d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Transparent Brown Iron Oxide is a little lighter, warmer than Camo Sand. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Camo Sand is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Transparent Brown Iron Oxide is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Transparent Brown Iron Oxide instead of Camo Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Transparent Brown Iron Oxide is a little lighter, warmer than Camo Sand. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Camo Sand instead of Transparent Brown Iron Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Camo Sand 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 Camo Sand on the colour wheel See Transparent Brown Iron Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Camo Sand

Other Army Painter paints close to Transparent Brown Iron Oxide

All matches: Camo Sand equivalents · Transparent Brown Iron Oxide equivalents

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