What is the difference between Deathclaw Brown and Beasty Brown?

ΔE 16 (loose). Beasty Brown is much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deathclaw Brown vs Beasty Brown

Deathclaw Brown

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

Beasty Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b66724 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Beasty Brown is much more saturated than Deathclaw Brown.

Can I use Beasty Brown instead of Deathclaw Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Beasty Brown is much more saturated than Deathclaw Brown.

Can I use Deathclaw Brown instead of Beasty Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Deathclaw Brown

Deathclaw Brown vs Elf Skin Tone (72.004)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Beasty Brown
Deathclaw Brown vs Beige Red (70.804)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Beasty Brown
Deathclaw Brown vs Orange Brown (70.981)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Beasty Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Beasty Brown

Beasty Brown vs Skrag BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Deathclaw Brown
Beasty Brown vs T'au Light OchreColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Deathclaw Brown
Beasty Brown vs Balor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Deathclaw Brown

All matches: Deathclaw Brown equivalents · Beasty Brown equivalents