What is the difference between Monster Brown and Sand?

ΔE 8 (close). Sand is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Monster Brown vs Sand

Monster Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9e7b6c (estimate)

Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.112
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #917b74 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand is more muted, cooler than Monster Brown.

Can I use Sand instead of Monster Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Sand is more muted, cooler than Monster Brown.

Can I use Monster Brown instead of Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Monster Brown is more saturated, 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 Monster Brown on the colour wheel See Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Monster Brown

Monster Brown vs Tan Earth (71.079)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sand
Monster Brown vs US Desert Sand (71.140)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sand
Monster Brown vs Pale Brown (70.825)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand

Other Army Painter paints close to Sand

Sand vs Paratrooper TanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close
Sand vs Paratrooper Tan (WP4027P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close
Sand vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Monster Brown equivalents · Sand equivalents