What is the difference between Camo Sand and Beasty Brown?

ΔE 16 (loose). Beasty Brown is a little darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Camo Sand vs Beasty Brown

Camo Sand

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

Beasty Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b66724 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Beasty Brown is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Camo Sand.

Can I use Beasty Brown instead of Camo Sand?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Beasty Brown is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Camo Sand.

Can I use Camo Sand instead of Beasty Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Camo Sand is a little lighter, more muted, 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 Beasty Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Camo Sand

Camo Sand vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Beasty Brown
Camo Sand vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Beasty Brown
Camo Sand vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Beasty Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Beasty Brown

Beasty Brown vs Barren YellowWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Camo Sand
Beasty Brown vs Demigod FlamesWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Camo Sand
Beasty Brown vs Kawa Brown (WP4163P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Camo Sand equivalents · Beasty Brown equivalents