What is the difference between Sand Brown and Beasty Brown?

ΔE 18 (loose). Beasty Brown is much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sand Brown vs Beasty Brown

Sand Brown

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09190
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a5763b (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 17.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Beasty Brown is much more saturated, warmer than Sand Brown.

Can I use Beasty Brown instead of Sand Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Beasty Brown is much more saturated, warmer than Sand Brown.

Can I use Sand Brown instead of Beasty Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sand Brown is much more muted, 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 Sand Brown on the colour wheel See Beasty Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sand Brown

Sand Brown vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Beasty Brown
Sand Brown vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Beasty Brown
Sand Brown vs Ochre Brown (70.856)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Beasty Brown

Other Reaper paints close to Beasty Brown

Beasty Brown vs Orange Brown (09201)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sand Brown
Beasty Brown vs Burnt Orange (09111)Master Series Paints · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Sand Brown
Beasty Brown vs Half-Orc Highlight (09204)Master Series Paints · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Sand Brown

All matches: Sand Brown equivalents · Beasty Brown equivalents