What is the difference between Catachan Flesh and Brown Sand?

ΔE 7 (close). Brown Sand is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Catachan Flesh vs Brown Sand

Catachan Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a5a3a (estimate)

Brown Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.876
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #855a44 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown Sand is more muted than Catachan Flesh.

Can I use Brown Sand instead of Catachan Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Brown Sand is more muted than Catachan Flesh.

Can I use Catachan Flesh instead of Brown Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Catachan Flesh is more saturated.

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 Catachan Flesh on the colour wheel See Brown Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Catachan Flesh

Catachan Flesh vs Mustard Brown (70.769)Model Color · ΔE 7, close
Catachan Flesh vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 7, close
Catachan Flesh vs Cork Brown (70.843)Model Color · ΔE 7, close

Other Citadel paints close to Brown Sand

Brown Sand vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Catachan Flesh
Brown Sand vs Hobgrot HideColour: Base · ΔE 7, close
Brown Sand vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Catachan Flesh equivalents · Brown Sand equivalents