What is the difference between Boot Strap Brown and Beige Red?

ΔE 14 (fair). Beige Red is much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Boot Strap Brown vs Beige Red

Boot Strap Brown

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8e694f (estimate)

Beige Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.804
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a76548 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Beige Red is much more saturated, cooler than Boot Strap Brown.

Can I use Beige Red instead of Boot Strap Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Beige Red is much more saturated, cooler than Boot Strap Brown.

Can I use Boot Strap Brown instead of Beige Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Boot Strap Brown is much more muted, 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 Boot Strap Brown on the colour wheel See Beige Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Boot Strap Brown

Boot Strap Brown vs Tan Earth (70.874)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Beige Red
Boot Strap Brown vs Cork Brown (70.843)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Beige Red
Boot Strap Brown vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Beige Red

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Beige Red

Beige Red vs Satyr BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Boot Strap Brown
Beige Red vs Dwarven SkinTriads: midtones · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Boot Strap Brown
Beige Red vs Gyzmo FurTriads: shadows · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Boot Strap Brown

All matches: Boot Strap Brown equivalents · Beige Red equivalents