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

ΔE 6 (close). Mustard Brown is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Boot Strap Brown vs Mustard Brown

Boot Strap Brown

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

Mustard Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.769
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #916945 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mustard Brown is more saturated than Boot Strap Brown.

Can I use Mustard Brown instead of Boot Strap Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Mustard Brown is more saturated than Boot Strap Brown.

Can I use Boot Strap Brown instead of Mustard Brown?

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

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Mustard Brown

Mustard Brown vs Gyzmo FurTriads: shadows · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Boot Strap Brown
Mustard Brown vs Vambrace BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 10, close
Mustard Brown vs Noble Steed BrownTriads: shadows · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Boot Strap Brown equivalents · Mustard Brown equivalents