What is the difference between Catachan Flesh and Mud Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Mud Brown is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Catachan Flesh vs Mud Brown

Catachan Flesh

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

Mud Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.037
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7e5945 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mud Brown is more muted than Catachan Flesh.

Can I use Mud Brown instead of Catachan Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Mud Brown is more muted than Catachan Flesh.

Can I use Catachan Flesh instead of Mud Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Catachan Flesh is 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 Mud 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 Mud Brown
Catachan Flesh vs Mustard Brown (70.769)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mud Brown
Catachan Flesh vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mud Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Mud Brown

Mud Brown vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Catachan Flesh
Mud Brown vs Hobgrot HideColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Catachan Flesh
Mud Brown vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Catachan Flesh

All matches: Catachan Flesh equivalents · Mud Brown equivalents