What is the difference between Fur Brown and Sand Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Sand Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fur Brown vs Sand Brown

Fur Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a4a40 (estimate)

Sand Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.034
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #895e4e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Fur Brown.

Can I use Sand Brown instead of Fur Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Sand Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Fur Brown.

Can I use Fur Brown instead of Sand Brown?

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 Sand Brown 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 Sand Brown
Fur Brown vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Sand Brown
Fur Brown vs Mud Brown (71.037)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Sand Brown

Sand Brown vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Fur Brown
Sand Brown vs Ruddy UmberWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close
Sand Brown vs Tanned FleshWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Fur Brown equivalents · Sand Brown equivalents