What is the difference between Quicksand Brown and Gorgon Brown?

ΔE 20 (loose). Gorgon Brown is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Quicksand Brown vs Gorgon Brown

Quicksand Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1834
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #934b17 (estimate)

Gorgon Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.124
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #904638 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Gorgon Brown is much more muted, cooler than Quicksand Brown.

Can I use Gorgon Brown instead of Quicksand Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Gorgon Brown is much more muted, cooler than Quicksand Brown.

Can I use Quicksand Brown instead of Gorgon Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Quicksand Brown is much more saturated, 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 Quicksand Brown on the colour wheel See Gorgon Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Quicksand Brown

Quicksand Brown vs Bronze Brown (72.036)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gorgon Brown
Quicksand Brown vs Light Brown (70.929)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Gorgon Brown
Quicksand Brown vs Orange Brown (70.981)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Gorgon Brown

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Gorgon Brown

Gorgon Brown vs Dark Rose Tan (4119)Opaque Colors · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Quicksand Brown
Gorgon Brown vs Bestial Brown (1833)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Quicksand Brown
Gorgon Brown vs Brown Skin (3219)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Quicksand Brown equivalents · Gorgon Brown equivalents