What is the difference between Catachan Flesh and Noble Steed Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Noble Steed Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Catachan Flesh vs Noble Steed Brown

Catachan Flesh

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

Noble Steed Brown

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #77553a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Noble Steed Brown is a little darker, more muted than Catachan Flesh.

Can I use Noble Steed Brown instead of Catachan Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Noble Steed Brown is a little darker, more muted than Catachan Flesh.

Can I use Catachan Flesh instead of Noble Steed Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Catachan Flesh is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Noble Steed Brown on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Catachan Flesh

Catachan Flesh vs Gyzmo FurTriads: shadows · ΔE 7, close · closer than Noble Steed Brown
Catachan Flesh vs Boot Strap BrownTriads: midtones · ΔE 9, close
Catachan Flesh vs Argonaut SkinTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Noble Steed Brown

Noble Steed Brown vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Catachan Flesh
Noble Steed Brown vs Hobgrot HideColour: Base · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Catachan Flesh
Noble Steed Brown vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Catachan Flesh

All matches: Catachan Flesh equivalents · Noble Steed Brown equivalents