What is the difference between Catachan Flesh and Bronze Brown?

ΔE 13 (fair). Bronze Brown is much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Catachan Flesh vs Bronze Brown

Catachan Flesh

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

Bronze Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.036
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8c511e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Bronze Brown is much more saturated than Catachan Flesh.

Can I use Bronze Brown instead of Catachan Flesh?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Bronze Brown is much more saturated than Catachan Flesh.

Can I use Catachan Flesh instead of Bronze Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Catachan Flesh is much more muted.

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 Bronze Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Catachan Flesh

Catachan Flesh vs Brown Sand (70.876)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bronze Brown
Catachan Flesh vs Mustard Brown (70.769)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bronze Brown
Catachan Flesh vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bronze Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Bronze Brown

Bronze Brown vs XV-88Colour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Catachan Flesh
Bronze Brown vs Golfag BrownColour: Dry · ΔE 7, close · closer than Catachan Flesh
Bronze Brown vs Balor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Catachan Flesh

All matches: Catachan Flesh equivalents · Bronze Brown equivalents