What is the difference between Bosh Chestnut and Sand Brown?

ΔE 10 (fair). Sand Brown is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bosh Chestnut vs Sand Brown

Bosh Chestnut

Brand: Scale75
Range: Fantasy & Games
Code: SFG35
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c4d38 (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 10.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sand Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Bosh Chestnut.

Can I use Sand Brown instead of Bosh Chestnut?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Sand Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Bosh Chestnut.

Can I use Bosh Chestnut instead of Sand Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bosh Chestnut 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 Bosh Chestnut on the colour wheel See Sand Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bosh Chestnut

Bosh Chestnut vs BC Dark Brown (70.768)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sand Brown
Bosh Chestnut vs Beige Brown (70.875)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sand Brown
Bosh Chestnut vs USA Flat Brown (71.026)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sand Brown

Other Scale75 paints close to Sand Brown

Sand Brown vs Walnut (SC29)Scalecolor · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Bosh Chestnut
Sand Brown vs Cork Brown (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 8, close · closer than Bosh Chestnut
Sand Brown vs Yellow Oxide (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 9, close · closer than Bosh Chestnut

All matches: Bosh Chestnut equivalents · Sand Brown equivalents