What is the difference between Balor Brown and Beasty Brown?

ΔE 15 (fair). Beasty Brown is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Balor Brown vs Beasty Brown

Balor Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a6a22 (estimate)

Beasty Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b66724 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Beasty Brown is more saturated, warmer than Balor Brown.

Can I use Beasty Brown instead of Balor Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 15). Beasty Brown is more saturated, warmer than Balor Brown.

Can I use Balor Brown instead of Beasty Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Balor Brown

Balor Brown vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Beasty Brown
Balor Brown vs Med. Flesh Tone (70.860)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Beasty Brown
Balor Brown vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Beasty Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Beasty Brown

Beasty Brown vs Skrag BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Balor Brown
Beasty Brown vs T'au Light OchreColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Balor Brown
Beasty Brown vs Deathclaw BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Balor Brown equivalents · Beasty Brown equivalents