What is the difference between Boot Strap Brown and Brown Green?

ΔE 6 (very close). Brown Green is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Boot Strap Brown vs Brown Green

Boot Strap Brown

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

Brown Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.030
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #816443 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 5.8, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Brown Green is a little darker, cooler than Boot Strap Brown.

Can I use Brown Green instead of Boot Strap Brown?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 6). Brown Green is a little darker, cooler than Boot Strap Brown.

Can I use Boot Strap Brown instead of Brown Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Boot Strap Brown is a little lighter, 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 Brown Green 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 Brown Green
Boot Strap Brown vs Cork Brown (70.843)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown Green
Boot Strap Brown vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Brown Green

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Brown Green

Brown Green vs Gyzmo FurTriads: shadows · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Boot Strap Brown
Brown Green vs Noble Steed BrownTriads: shadows · ΔE 7, close
Brown Green vs Argonaut SkinTriads: shadows · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Boot Strap Brown equivalents · Brown Green equivalents