ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sepia is a little lighter, cooler than Strong Tone. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Strong Tone is a wash/shade 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.
Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Sepia is a little lighter, cooler than Strong Tone. They are different kinds of paint.
The same difference applies the other way round: Strong Tone is a little darker, 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 Strong Tone on the colour wheel See Sepia on the colour wheel
All matches: Strong Tone equivalents · Sepia equivalents