What is the difference between Beast Brown and Cavalry Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Cavalry Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Beast Brown vs Cavalry Brown

Beast Brown

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

Cavalry Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.982
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b3d3b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cavalry Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Beast Brown.

Can I use Cavalry Brown instead of Beast Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Cavalry Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Beast Brown.

Can I use Beast Brown instead of Cavalry Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Beast Brown is a little darker, more saturated, 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 Beast Brown on the colour wheel See Cavalry Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Beast Brown

Beast Brown vs Fire Red (71.084)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Cavalry Brown
Beast Brown vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Cavalry Brown
Beast Brown vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Cavalry Brown

Cavalry Brown vs Shadow Flesh (AK11404)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Beast Brown
Cavalry Brown vs Red Brown (AK11434)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Beast Brown
Cavalry Brown vs Night Blood (AK17038)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 8, close · closer than Beast Brown

All matches: Beast Brown equivalents · Cavalry Brown equivalents