What is the difference between Bloodreaver Flesh and Brutal Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Brutal Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bloodreaver Flesh vs Brutal Brown

Bloodreaver Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a3a2a (estimate)

Brutal Brown

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA43
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8e4f40 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brutal Brown is a little lighter than Bloodreaver Flesh.

Can I use Brutal Brown instead of Bloodreaver Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Brutal Brown is a little lighter than Bloodreaver Flesh.

Can I use Bloodreaver Flesh instead of Brutal Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bloodreaver Flesh is a little darker.

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 Bloodreaver Flesh on the colour wheel See Brutal Brown on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Bloodreaver Flesh

Bloodreaver Flesh vs Chestnut Brown (NA42)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 15, fair
Bloodreaver Flesh vs Ruby Red (NA19)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose
Bloodreaver Flesh vs Red Flesh (NA03)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 23, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Brutal Brown

Brutal Brown vs Catachan FleshColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair
Brutal Brown vs Knight-Questor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
Brutal Brown vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Bloodreaver Flesh equivalents · Brutal Brown equivalents