What is the difference between Camo Brown and Nocturnal Red?

ΔE 8 (close). Nocturnal Red is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Camo Brown vs Nocturnal Red

Camo Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4040P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6b3127 (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 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Nocturnal Red is a little darker, cooler than Camo Brown.

Can I use Nocturnal Red instead of Camo Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Nocturnal Red is a little darker, cooler than Camo Brown.

Can I use Camo Brown instead of Nocturnal Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Camo 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 Camo Brown on the colour wheel See Nocturnal Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Camo Brown

Camo Brown vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Nocturnal Red
Camo Brown vs Fire Red (71.084)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Nocturnal Red
Camo Brown vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Nocturnal Red

Nocturnal Red vs Beret Maroon (WP4059P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Camo Brown
Nocturnal Red vs Basilisk RedWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close
Nocturnal Red vs Crusted SoreWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Camo Brown equivalents · Nocturnal Red equivalents