Dark Red Tone vs Brown Beast Ink

Dark Red Tone

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
a wash/shade
Swatch
#4a1018 (estimate)

Brown Beast Ink

Brand
Nocturna Models
Range
N-Paint Ink
Code
NA59
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#2a1000 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Brown Beast Ink is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Dark Red Tone. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Dark Red Tone is a wash/shade and Nocturna Models Brown Beast Ink is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Brown Beast Ink instead of Dark Red Tone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Brown Beast Ink is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Dark Red Tone. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Dark Red Tone instead of Brown Beast Ink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Red Tone is a little lighter, much 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 Dark Red Tone on the colour wheel See Brown Beast Ink on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Dark Red Tone

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown Beast Ink

All matches: Dark Red Tone equivalents · Brown Beast Ink equivalents

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