What is the difference between Fur Brown and Brown Sand?

ΔE 9 (close). Brown Sand is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fur Brown vs Brown Sand

Fur Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a4a40 (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 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown Sand is a little lighter, warmer than Fur Brown.

Can I use Brown Sand instead of Fur Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Brown Sand is a little lighter, warmer than Fur Brown.

Can I use Fur Brown instead of Brown Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fur 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 Fur Brown on the colour wheel See Brown Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Fur Brown

Fur Brown vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Brown Sand
Fur Brown vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Brown Sand
Fur Brown vs Sand Brown (71.034)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Brown Sand

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown Sand

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

All matches: Fur Brown equivalents · Brown Sand equivalents