What is the difference between Beast Brown and Husk Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Husk Brown is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Beast Brown vs Husk Brown

Beast Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: Color Punch
Code: AK11278
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #723425 (estimate)

Husk Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a3a28 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Husk Brown is more muted, warmer than Beast Brown.

Can I use Husk Brown instead of Beast Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Husk Brown is more muted, warmer than Beast Brown.

Can I use Beast Brown instead of Husk Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Beast Brown is more saturated, cooler.

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 Beast Brown on the colour wheel See Husk Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Beast Brown

Beast Brown vs Camo Brown (WP4040P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Husk Brown
Beast Brown vs Umberroot (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close
Beast Brown vs Chaotic RedWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Husk Brown

Husk Brown vs Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117) (AK11338)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Beast Brown
Husk Brown vs Red Brown (AK11434)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Beast Brown
Husk Brown vs Saddle Brown (AK11104)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 6, close · closer than Beast Brown

All matches: Beast Brown equivalents · Husk Brown equivalents