What is the difference between Mocca Skin and Sand Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Sand Brown is a little darker, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mocca Skin vs Sand Brown

Mocca Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #896b5a (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 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand Brown is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Mocca Skin.

Can I use Sand Brown instead of Mocca Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Sand Brown is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Mocca Skin.

Can I use Mocca Skin instead of Sand Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mocca Skin is a little lighter, more muted, warmer.

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 Mocca Skin on the colour wheel See Sand Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mocca Skin

Mocca Skin vs German Dark Yellow (70.604)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand Brown
Mocca Skin vs Tan Earth (70.874)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand Brown
Mocca Skin vs USAF Brown (71.125)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Sand Brown

Sand Brown vs Fur BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close
Sand Brown vs Ruddy UmberWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close
Sand Brown vs Tanned FleshWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Mocca Skin equivalents · Sand Brown equivalents