What is the difference between Green Brown and Iraqi Sand?

ΔE 6 (close). Iraqi Sand is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Green Brown vs Iraqi Sand

Green Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-402
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b49154 (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 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Iraqi Sand is a little darker than Green Brown.

Can I use Iraqi Sand instead of Green Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Iraqi Sand is a little darker than Green Brown.

Can I use Green Brown instead of Iraqi Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Green Brown is a little lighter.

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 Green Brown on the colour wheel See Iraqi Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Green Brown

Green Brown vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Iraqi Sand
Green Brown vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 8, close
Green Brown vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Iraqi Sand

Iraqi Sand vs RLM 79 Sandy Brown (H-66)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Green Brown
Iraqi Sand vs Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow (C-39)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close
Iraqi Sand vs Sandy Yellow Dark Yellow (H-79)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, close

All matches: Green Brown equivalents · Iraqi Sand equivalents