Satchel Brown vs Sepia

Satchel Brown

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#5a3224 (estimate)

Sepia

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8546
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#49361b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Our swatches for the two are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Satchel Brown is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Sepia is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Sepia instead of Satchel Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Satchel Brown instead of Sepia?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Satchel Brown on the colour wheel See Sepia on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Satchel Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Sepia

All matches: Satchel Brown equivalents · Sepia equivalents

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