Raw Sienna vs Beasty Brown

Raw Sienna

Brand
Pro Acryl
Range
Weathering pigments
Code
MWP-06
Type
a technical paint or medium
Swatch
#b8742a (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 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Beasty Brown is a little darker, warmer than Raw Sienna. They are different kinds of paint: Pro Acryl Raw Sienna is a technical paint or medium and Vallejo Beasty Brown is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Beasty Brown instead of Raw Sienna?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Beasty Brown is a little darker, warmer than Raw Sienna. They are different kinds of paint.

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 2 is a perfect match (you’d struggle to tell them apart), under 6 very close, under 10 close, under 15 fair, under 20 loose, under 30 very loose, and 30 or more a poor match. 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

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Beasty Brown

All matches: Raw Sienna equivalents · Beasty Brown equivalents

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