What is the difference between Lugganath Orange and Desert Brown?

ΔE 20 (loose). Desert Brown is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lugganath Orange vs Desert Brown

Lugganath Orange

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f08a3a (estimate)

Desert Brown

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA46
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d09544 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Desert Brown is much more muted, cooler than Lugganath Orange.

Can I use Desert Brown instead of Lugganath Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Desert Brown is much more muted, cooler than Lugganath Orange.

Can I use Lugganath Orange instead of Desert Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lugganath Orange is much 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 Lugganath Orange on the colour wheel See Desert Brown on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Lugganath Orange

Lugganath Orange vs Orange Rust (NA23)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Desert Brown
Lugganath Orange vs Sulfide Yellow (NA24)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Desert Brown
Lugganath Orange vs Gnome Flesh (NA06)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 28, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Desert Brown

Desert Brown vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Lugganath Orange
Desert Brown vs T'au Light OchreColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Lugganath Orange
Desert Brown vs Zamesi DesertColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Lugganath Orange

All matches: Lugganath Orange equivalents · Desert Brown equivalents