Brown Sand
Reaper · Master Series Paints Core Colors · 9246
#8A693C · L*46.8 a*7.6 b*30.2
The closest match to Reaper Brown Sand in every other range, nearest first.
Reaper Brown Sand is a mid-toned, moderately saturated orange. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Snakebite Leather at ΔE 1.2. 12 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
What is the closest equivalent to Reaper Brown Sand?
Citadel Snakebite Leather is the closest equivalent to Reaper Brown Sand in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Revell Dark Earth (RAF) (ΔE 1.6) and FolkArt Yellow Ochre (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Reaper Brown Sand?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Antique Gold, ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. The full Reaper to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Reaper Brown Sand Shop Citadel Snakebite Leather (Foundation (discontinued))
Brown Sand equivalent in Citadel
- A Snakebite Leather Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Gretchin Green Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.0 · similar
Brown Sand equivalent in Revell
- A Dark Earth (RAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- D Wood Brown Email Color - Silk ΔE 5.8 · similar
Brown Sand equivalent in FolkArt
- B Yellow Ochre Pure™ Artist Pigment 6389 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- C Anitque Gold Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics Anitque Gold ΔE 3.8 · close
Brown Sand equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Sandy Brown Brushscape Range 407 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D British Khaki World War II Range 501 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Brown Sand equivalent in Vallejo
- B Antique Gold Arte Deco 85.015 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Leather Brown Hobby Paint 28.014 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Brown Sand equivalent in Liquitex
- B Iridescent Rich Gold Heavy Body Acrylix 235 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Bronze Yellow Heavy Body Acrylix 530 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Brown Sand equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Gelbbraun – Yellow Brown – RAL 8000 Real Colors - WWII RC063 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Denison Tan Base Figures (3rd Gen) AK11413 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Brown Sand equivalent in Tamiya
- B Brown (JGSDF) Spray TS-90 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Brown (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint LP-25 ΔE 7.9 · similar
Brown Sand equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Desert Yellow Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Barren Yellow Warpaints Air ΔE 5.5 · similar
Brown Sand equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Green Brown RAL 8000 Mr Paint MRP-213 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C BBS Gold Mr Paint - Car MRP-C016 ΔE 3.5 · close
Brown Sand equivalent in P3
- C Bootstrap Leather Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Bogrin Brown Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.6 · close
Brown Sand equivalent in Mission Models
- C RAF Dark Earth MMP-078 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C IDF Sand Grey Version 1 MMP-037 ΔE 4.6 · close
Brown Sand in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #855F30 | Earth Red Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.8 |
| Foundry | #836241 | Bronze Barrel Paint System | ΔE 4.4 |
| Mig | #81603D | Fs 30219 Tan Acrylics | ΔE 4.4 |
| Scale75 | #825D31 | Ss Camo Medium Brown Warfront Range | ΔE 4.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #806B3E | Coyote Brown Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.5 |
| Tom Color | #8C6848 | Field Uniform Brown | ΔE 4.5 |
| Monument | #805F3E | Flameon Caramel Brown Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #956B23 | Dark Ochre Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 5.7 |
| Duncan | #7D6349 | Dust Bowl Wave 1 | ΔE 6.2 |
| Apple Barrel | #866E56 | Territorial Beige Colors | ΔE 6.6 |
| Humbrol | #84664E | Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 6.7 |
| Mr. Hobby | #947054 | Rlm79 Sand Yellow Mr Color | ΔE 6.8 |
| Arteza | #865F43 | Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.2 |
| Creature | #967E51 | Light Bronze Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.2 |
| Golden | #A77846 | Raw Sienna Fluid | ΔE 8.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 9.8 |
| Warcolours | #A07C62 | Flesh 5 Layer paints | ΔE 10.5 |
| Acrilex | #B68031 | Caramelo Paints | ΔE 12.8 |
Nearest colours inside Reaper
- C NMM Gold Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Chestnut Gold Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Rich Leather Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Woodland Brown Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Polished Leather Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Desert Stone Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 8.0 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot