What is the difference between Boot Strap Brown and Tan Earth?

ΔE 8 (close). Tan Earth is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Boot Strap Brown vs Tan Earth

Boot Strap Brown

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

Tan Earth

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.079
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a7464 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tan Earth is a little lighter, cooler than Boot Strap Brown.

Can I use Tan Earth instead of Boot Strap Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Tan Earth is a little lighter, cooler than Boot Strap Brown.

Can I use Boot Strap Brown instead of Tan Earth?

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

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Tan Earth

Tan Earth vs Bard SkinTriads: highlights · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Boot Strap Brown
Tan Earth vs Vambrace BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Boot Strap Brown
Tan Earth vs Dwarven SkinTriads: midtones · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Boot Strap Brown

All matches: Boot Strap Brown equivalents · Tan Earth equivalents