What is the difference between Cork Brown and Sand Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Sand Brown is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cork Brown vs Sand Brown

Cork Brown

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #906f61 (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 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand Brown is a little darker, more saturated than Cork Brown.

Can I use Sand Brown instead of Cork Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Sand Brown is a little darker, more saturated than Cork Brown.

Can I use Cork Brown instead of Sand Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cork Brown is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Cork Brown on the colour wheel See Sand Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cork Brown

Cork Brown vs Tan Earth (71.079)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sand Brown
Cork Brown vs Pale Brown (70.825)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand Brown
Cork Brown vs Malefic Flesh (74.012)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sand Brown

Other Scale75 paints close to Sand Brown

Sand Brown vs Walnut (SC29)Scalecolor · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Cork Brown
Sand Brown vs Yellow Oxide (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 9, close
Sand Brown vs Bosh Chestnut (SFG35)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Cork Brown equivalents · Sand Brown equivalents