Noble Skin vs Battledress Brown

Noble Skin

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#4a4636 (estimate)

Battledress Brown

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Xpress Color
Code
72.473
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#41382f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Battledress Brown is a little darker than Noble Skin.

Can I use Battledress Brown instead of Noble Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Battledress Brown is a little darker than Noble Skin.

Can I use Noble Skin instead of Battledress Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Noble Skin is a little lighter.

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 Noble Skin on the colour wheel See Battledress Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Noble Skin

Other Army Painter paints close to Battledress Brown

All matches: Noble Skin equivalents · Battledress Brown equivalents

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