What is the difference between Cypress Brown and Brown Sand?

ΔE 10 (close). Brown Sand is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cypress Brown vs Brown Sand

Cypress Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a4a3a (estimate)

Brown Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.876
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #855a44 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown Sand is a little lighter, more saturated than Cypress Brown.

Can I use Brown Sand instead of Cypress Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Brown Sand is a little lighter, more saturated than Cypress Brown.

Can I use Cypress Brown instead of Brown Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cypress Brown is a little darker, 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 Cypress Brown on the colour wheel See Brown Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cypress Brown

Cypress Brown vs BC Dark Brown (70.768)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Brown Sand
Cypress Brown vs Beige Brown (70.875)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Brown Sand
Cypress Brown vs US Earth Red (71.293)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brown Sand

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown Sand

Brown Sand vs Leather BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Cypress Brown
Brown Sand vs Fur BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Cypress Brown
Brown Sand vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close · closer than Cypress Brown

All matches: Cypress Brown equivalents · Brown Sand equivalents