What is the difference between Brown and Nocturnal Red?

ΔE 10 (fair). Nocturnal Red is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brown vs Nocturnal Red

Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20057
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a2d23 (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 10.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Nocturnal Red is more saturated, cooler than Brown.

Can I use Nocturnal Red instead of Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Nocturnal Red is more saturated, cooler than Brown.

Can I use Brown instead of Nocturnal Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brown is more muted, 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 Brown on the colour wheel See Nocturnal Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Brown

Brown vs Charred Brown (72.045)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Nocturnal Red
Brown vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Nocturnal Red
Brown vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Nocturnal Red

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Nocturnal Red

Nocturnal Red vs Cardinal Purple (IONIC-0059)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brown
Nocturnal Red vs Schokobraun RAL 8017 (ATOM-20062)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Brown
Nocturnal Red vs Vermin Brown (IONIC-0153)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Brown equivalents · Nocturnal Red equivalents