What is the difference between Bestial Brown and Nocturnal Red?

ΔE 18 (loose). Nocturnal Red is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bestial Brown vs Nocturnal Red

Bestial Brown

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

Nocturnal Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.111
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #622122 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Nocturnal Red is more muted, cooler than Bestial Brown.

Can I use Nocturnal Red instead of Bestial Brown?

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

Can I use Bestial Brown instead of Nocturnal Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bestial 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 Bestial Brown on the colour wheel See Nocturnal Red 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 Nocturnal Red
Bestial Brown vs Bronze Brown (72.036)Game Color · ΔE 19, loose
Bestial Brown vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 19, loose

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Nocturnal Red

Nocturnal Red vs Redwood Brown (1832)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Bestial Brown
Nocturnal Red vs Choco Brown (1831)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Bestial Brown
Nocturnal Red vs Feral Brown (4110)Opaque Colors · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Bestial Brown

All matches: Bestial Brown equivalents · Nocturnal Red equivalents