# Boot Strap Brown (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Boot Strap Brown (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Gorthor Brown, Vallejo Barbarian Skin and Army Painter Mocca Skin, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/two-thin-coats/boot-strap-brown

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Boot Strap Brown: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #8e674b. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Boot Strap Brown

Range

[Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

Finish

opaque

Hex

#8e674b

Hex source

community data

## Boot Strap Brown equivalents

One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Gorthor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/gorthor-brown) Citadel Layer ΔE 15.4

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Barbarian Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/barbarian-skin-76-071) Vallejo Game Air 76.071 ΔE 2.9

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Mocca Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mocca-skin) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 7.1

    approximate

Boot Strap Brown is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Barbarian Skin from Vallejo Game Air at ΔE 2.9, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 2 offer a near match and none a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

### [Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Warrior Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/warrior-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Hardened Leather](/paints/speedpaint-2/hardened-leather) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.7
- [Hoard Bronze](/paints/speedpaint-2/hoard-bronze) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Mocca Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mocca-skin) approximate ΔE 7.1
- [Desert Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/desert-yellow) approximate ΔE 8.1
- [Paratrooper Tan](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/paratrooper-tan) approximate ΔE 9.4

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.9
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.5

### [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) approximate ΔE 7.4
- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) approximate ΔE 12.6
- [XV-88](/paints/citadel-base/xv-88) approximate ΔE 14.1

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Fyreslayer Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/fyreslayer-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9
- [Darkoath Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/darkoath-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1
- [Snakebite Leather](/paints/citadel-contrast/snakebite-leather) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Gorthor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/gorthor-brown) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 15.4
- [Baneblade Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/baneblade-brown) approximate ΔE 9.9
- [Deathclaw Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/deathclaw-brown) approximate ΔE 10.7

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.8
- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.9
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.4

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Barbarian Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/barbarian-skin-76-071) near match ΔE 2.9
- [Desert Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/desert-yellow-76-063) safe substitute ΔE 6.9
- [Leather Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/leather-brown-76-040) approximate ΔE 7.3

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Barbarian Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/barbarian-skin-72-071) near match ΔE 2.9
- [Tan](/paints/vallejo-game-color/tan-72-066) safe substitute ΔE 6.6
- [Desert Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/desert-yellow-72-063) safe substitute ΔE 6.9

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-mecha/brown-69-034) approximate ΔE 7.4
- [Fuel Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/fuel-stains-gloss-69-814) approximate ΔE 10.7
- [Oil Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oil-stains-gloss-69-813) approximate ΔE 12.4

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.1
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.3
- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.3

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [European Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/european-dust-76-523) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.4
- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/brown-76-513) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.4
- [Dark Khaki Green](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-khaki-green-76-520) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.0

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Zombie Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/zombie-flesh-72-470) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.2
- [Military Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/military-yellow-72-453) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7
- [Desert Ochre](/paints/vallejo-xpress/desert-ochre-72-454) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Dust Bowl](/paints/two-thin-coats/dust-bowl) safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [Scabbard Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/scabbard-brown) safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [Vambrace Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/vambrace-brown) safe substitute ΔE 5.6

Every pot in [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats) has a page like this one. Two Thin Coats against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Two Thin Coats to Citadel](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-citadel), [Two Thin Coats to Vallejo](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-vallejo), [Two Thin Coats to Army Painter](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-army-painter), [Citadel to Two Thin Coats](/paints/citadel-to-two-thin-coats), [Vallejo to Two Thin Coats](/paints/vallejo-to-two-thin-coats), [Army Painter to Two Thin Coats](/paints/army-painter-to-two-thin-coats).

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##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Boot Strap Brown?

Gorthor Brown from Citadel Layer: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 15.4 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Boot Strap Brown?

Barbarian Skin from Vallejo Game Air, at ΔE 2.9: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Boot Strap Brown?

Mocca Skin from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 7.1: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.