What is the difference between Beast Brown and Nocturnal Red?

ΔE 11 (fair). Nocturnal Red is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Beast Brown vs Nocturnal Red

Beast Brown

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

Nocturnal Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.111
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #622122 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Nocturnal Red is a little darker, cooler than Beast Brown.

Can I use Nocturnal Red instead of Beast Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Nocturnal Red is a little darker, cooler than Beast Brown.

Can I use Beast Brown instead of Nocturnal Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Beast Brown is a little lighter, 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 Nocturnal Red 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 Nocturnal Red
Beast Brown vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Nocturnal Red
Beast Brown vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Nocturnal Red

Other AK Interactive paints close to Nocturnal Red

Nocturnal Red vs RAL 8013 Rotbraun (AK11329)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Beast Brown
Nocturnal Red vs RAL 8012 Rotbraun (AK11328)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 9, close · closer than Beast Brown
Nocturnal Red vs Dark Shadow Flesh (AK11405)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 10, close · closer than Beast Brown

All matches: Beast Brown equivalents · Nocturnal Red equivalents