What is the difference between Tanned Flesh and Sand Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Sand Brown is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tanned Flesh vs Sand Brown

Tanned Flesh

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9b5b4d (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 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand Brown is more muted, warmer than Tanned Flesh.

Can I use Sand Brown instead of Tanned Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Sand Brown is more muted, warmer than Tanned Flesh.

Can I use Tanned Flesh instead of Sand Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Tanned Flesh

Tanned Flesh vs Red Leather (70.818)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sand Brown
Tanned Flesh vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sand Brown
Tanned Flesh vs Beige Red (70.804)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sand Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Sand Brown

Sand Brown vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tanned Flesh
Sand Brown vs Fur BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Tanned Flesh
Sand Brown vs Ruddy UmberWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Tanned Flesh equivalents · Sand Brown equivalents