What is the difference between Bootstrap Leather and Iraqi Sand?

ΔE 15 (loose). Iraqi Sand is noticeably lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bootstrap Leather vs Iraqi Sand

Bootstrap Leather

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93031
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8e5f2f (estimate)

Iraqi Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.819
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a6844f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Iraqi Sand is noticeably lighter, cooler than Bootstrap Leather.

Can I use Iraqi Sand instead of Bootstrap Leather?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Iraqi Sand is noticeably lighter, cooler than Bootstrap Leather.

Can I use Bootstrap Leather instead of Iraqi Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bootstrap Leather is noticeably 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 Bootstrap Leather on the colour wheel See Iraqi Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bootstrap Leather

Bootstrap Leather vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Iraqi Sand
Bootstrap Leather vs Med. Flesh Tone (70.860)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Iraqi Sand
Bootstrap Leather vs Ochre Brown (70.856)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Iraqi Sand

Other Formula P3 paints close to Iraqi Sand

Iraqi Sand vs Beast Hide (93056)Formula P3 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bootstrap Leather
Iraqi Sand vs Gun Corps Brown (93061)Formula P3 · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Bootstrap Leather
Iraqi Sand vs Bog Moss (93141)Formula P3 · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Bootstrap Leather equivalents · Iraqi Sand equivalents