What is the difference between Doombull Brown and Bestial Brown?

ΔE 17 (loose). Bestial Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Doombull Brown vs Bestial Brown

Doombull Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a1a1a (estimate)

Bestial Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1833
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5f2704 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bestial Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Doombull Brown.

Can I use Bestial Brown instead of Doombull Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Bestial Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Doombull Brown.

Can I use Doombull Brown instead of Bestial Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Doombull Brown is a little darker, more muted, cooler.

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 Doombull Brown on the colour wheel See Bestial Brown on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Doombull Brown

Doombull Brown vs Redwood Brown (1832)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bestial Brown
Doombull Brown vs Choco Brown (1831)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Bestial Brown
Doombull Brown vs Feral Brown (4110)Opaque Colors · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Bestial Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Bestial Brown

Bestial Brown vs Mournfang BrownColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Doombull Brown
Bestial Brown vs Mournfang BrownColour: Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Doombull Brown
Bestial Brown vs Bloodreaver FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Doombull Brown

All matches: Doombull Brown equivalents · Bestial Brown equivalents