What is the difference between Bestial Brown and Bronze Brown?

ΔE 19 (loose). Bronze Brown is noticeably lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bestial Brown vs Bronze Brown

Bestial Brown

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

Bronze Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.036
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8c511e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bronze Brown is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Bestial Brown.

Can I use Bronze Brown instead of Bestial Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Bronze Brown is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Bestial Brown.

Can I use Bestial Brown instead of Bronze Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bestial Brown is noticeably darker, 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 Bestial Brown on the colour wheel See Bronze Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bestial Brown

Bestial Brown vs Fire Red (71.084)Model Air · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Bronze Brown
Bestial Brown vs Nocturnal Red (72.111)Game Color · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Bronze Brown
Bestial Brown vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 19, loose

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Bronze Brown

Bronze Brown vs English Field Brown (1855)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bestial Brown
Bronze Brown vs Quicksand Brown (1834)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bestial Brown
Bronze Brown vs Komodo Khaki (1824)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Bestial Brown

All matches: Bestial Brown equivalents · Bronze Brown equivalents