What is the difference between Wood Brown and Sand Brown?

ΔE 12 (fair). Sand Brown is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wood Brown vs Sand Brown

Wood Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-43
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #664b34 (estimate)

Sand Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.034
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #895e4e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sand Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Wood Brown.

Can I use Sand Brown instead of Wood Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Sand Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Wood Brown.

Can I use Wood Brown instead of Sand Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wood Brown is a little 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 Wood Brown on the colour wheel See Sand Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wood Brown

Wood Brown vs BC Dark Brown (70.768)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Sand Brown
Wood Brown vs Beige Brown (70.875)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand Brown
Wood Brown vs Dirt (71.133)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sand Brown

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Sand Brown

Sand Brown vs RLM 79 Sand Yellow (C-119)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Wood Brown
Sand Brown vs Brown (C-526)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Wood Brown
Sand Brown vs Wood Brown (H-37)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Wood Brown equivalents · Sand Brown equivalents