What is the difference between Catachan Flesh and Ground Brown?

ΔE 18 (loose). Ground Brown is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Catachan Flesh vs Ground Brown

Catachan Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a5a3a (estimate)

Ground Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #775b53 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ground Brown is much more muted, cooler than Catachan Flesh.

Can I use Ground Brown instead of Catachan Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Ground Brown is much more muted, cooler than Catachan Flesh.

Can I use Catachan Flesh instead of Ground Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Catachan Flesh is much more saturated, 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 Catachan Flesh on the colour wheel See Ground Brown on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Catachan Flesh

Catachan Flesh vs Oxide Brown Light (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Ground Brown
Catachan Flesh vs Kiwi Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Ground Brown
Catachan Flesh vs Dark Honey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Ground Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Ground Brown

Ground Brown vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 10, close · closer than Catachan Flesh
Ground Brown vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Catachan Flesh
Ground Brown vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Catachan Flesh

All matches: Catachan Flesh equivalents · Ground Brown equivalents