What is the difference between Raw Sienna and Beasty Brown?

ΔE 13 (fair). Beasty Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Raw Sienna vs Beasty Brown

Raw Sienna

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PY43
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cc8532 (estimate)

Beasty Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b66724 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Beasty Brown is a little darker, warmer than Raw Sienna.

Can I use Beasty Brown instead of Raw Sienna?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Beasty Brown is a little darker, warmer than Raw Sienna.

Can I use Raw Sienna instead of Beasty Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Raw Sienna is a little lighter, 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 Raw Sienna on the colour wheel See Beasty Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Raw Sienna

Raw Sienna vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Beasty Brown
Raw Sienna vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Beasty Brown
Raw Sienna vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Beasty Brown

Other Golden paints close to Beasty Brown

Beasty Brown vs Transparent Brown Iron OxideHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 7, close · closer than Raw Sienna
Beasty Brown vs Mars YellowHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 13, fair
Beasty Brown vs Azo Gold (1302)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Raw Sienna equivalents · Beasty Brown equivalents