What is the difference between Deathclaw Brown and Red Flesh?

ΔE 13 (fair). Red Flesh is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deathclaw Brown vs Red Flesh

Deathclaw Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8704a (estimate)

Red Flesh

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA03
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c16b5d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Red Flesh is cooler than Deathclaw Brown.

Can I use Red Flesh instead of Deathclaw Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Red Flesh is cooler than Deathclaw Brown.

Can I use Deathclaw Brown instead of Red Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deathclaw Brown 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 Deathclaw Brown on the colour wheel See Red Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Deathclaw Brown

Deathclaw Brown vs Leather Brown (NA44)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 13, fair
Deathclaw Brown vs Brutal Brown (NA43)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose
Deathclaw Brown vs Gnome Flesh (NA06)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Red Flesh

Red Flesh vs Ratskin FleshColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Deathclaw Brown
Red Flesh vs Cadian FleshtoneColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Deathclaw Brown
Red Flesh vs Bugman's GlowColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Deathclaw Brown

All matches: Deathclaw Brown equivalents · Red Flesh equivalents