What is the difference between Golfag Brown and Brutal Brown?

ΔE 18 (loose). Brutal Brown is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golfag Brown vs Brutal Brown

Golfag Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a5a2a (estimate)

Brutal Brown

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA43
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8e4f40 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Brutal Brown is more muted, cooler than Golfag Brown.

Can I use Brutal Brown instead of Golfag Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Brutal Brown is more muted, cooler than Golfag Brown.

Can I use Golfag Brown instead of Brutal Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golfag Brown is more saturated, 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 Golfag Brown on the colour wheel See Brutal Brown on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Golfag Brown

Golfag Brown vs Leather Brown (NA44)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Brutal Brown
Golfag Brown vs Earth Brown (NA45)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 23, loose
Golfag Brown vs Red Flesh (NA03)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 25, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Brutal Brown

Brutal Brown vs Bloodreaver FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Golfag Brown
Brutal Brown vs Catachan FleshColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Golfag Brown
Brutal Brown vs Knight-Questor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Golfag Brown

All matches: Golfag Brown equivalents · Brutal Brown equivalents