What is the difference between Boot Strap Brown and Forest Skin?

ΔE 7 (close). Forest Skin is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Boot Strap Brown vs Forest Skin

Boot Strap Brown

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

Forest Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.013
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a07051 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Forest Skin is a little lighter, more saturated than Boot Strap Brown.

Can I use Forest Skin instead of Boot Strap Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Forest Skin is a little lighter, more saturated than Boot Strap Brown.

Can I use Boot Strap Brown instead of Forest Skin?

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

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Forest Skin

Forest Skin vs Vambrace BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 7, close
Forest Skin vs Gyzmo FurTriads: shadows · ΔE 7, close
Forest Skin vs Dwarven SkinTriads: midtones · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Boot Strap Brown equivalents · Forest Skin equivalents