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

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

Boot Strap Brown vs Brown Sand

Boot Strap Brown

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

Brown Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.876
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #855a44 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown Sand is a little darker, cooler than Boot Strap Brown.

Can I use Brown Sand instead of Boot Strap Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Brown Sand is a little darker, cooler than Boot Strap Brown.

Can I use Boot Strap Brown instead of Brown Sand?

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

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Brown Sand

Brown Sand vs Paladin FleshTriads: midtones · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Boot Strap Brown
Brown Sand vs Argonaut SkinTriads: shadows · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Boot Strap Brown
Brown Sand vs Noble Steed BrownTriads: shadows · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Boot Strap Brown

All matches: Boot Strap Brown equivalents · Brown Sand equivalents