Nuln Oil vs Brown Beast Ink

Nuln Oil

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Shade
Type
a wash/shade
Swatch
#1a1a1a (estimate)

Brown Beast Ink

Brand
Nocturna Models
Range
N-Paint Ink
Code
NA59
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#2a1000 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Brown Beast Ink is much more saturated than Nuln Oil. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Nuln Oil is a wash/shade and Nocturna Models Brown Beast Ink is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Brown Beast Ink instead of Nuln Oil?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Brown Beast Ink is much more saturated than Nuln Oil. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Nuln Oil instead of Brown Beast Ink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nuln Oil 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 Nuln Oil on the colour wheel See Brown Beast Ink on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Nuln Oil

Other Citadel paints close to Brown Beast Ink

All matches: Nuln Oil equivalents · Brown Beast Ink equivalents

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