What is the difference between Catachan Flesh and Brutal Brown?

ΔE 11 (fair). Brutal Brown is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Catachan Flesh vs Brutal Brown

Catachan Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a5a3a (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 10.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Brutal Brown is cooler than Catachan Flesh.

Can I use Brutal Brown instead of Catachan Flesh?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Brutal Brown is cooler than Catachan Flesh.

Can I use Catachan Flesh instead of Brutal Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Catachan Flesh is 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 Brutal Brown on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Catachan Flesh

Catachan Flesh vs Leather Brown (NA44)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 16, loose
Catachan Flesh vs Earth Brown (NA45)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 16, loose
Catachan Flesh vs Evil Flesh (NA04)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Brutal Brown

Brutal Brown vs Bloodreaver FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Catachan Flesh
Brutal Brown vs Knight-Questor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
Brutal Brown vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Catachan Flesh equivalents · Brutal Brown equivalents