What is the difference between Feral Brown and Nocturnal Red?

ΔE 16 (loose). Nocturnal Red is noticeably lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Feral Brown vs Nocturnal Red

Feral Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Opaque Colors
Code: 4110
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #381010 (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 16.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Nocturnal Red is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Feral Brown.

Can I use Nocturnal Red instead of Feral Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Nocturnal Red is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Feral Brown.

Can I use Feral Brown instead of Nocturnal Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Feral 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 Feral Brown on the colour wheel See Nocturnal Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Feral Brown

Feral Brown vs Black Red (70.859)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Nocturnal Red
Feral Brown vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Nocturnal Red
Feral Brown vs Dark Rust (70.771)Model Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Nocturnal Red

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Nocturnal Red

Nocturnal Red vs Redwood Brown (1832)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Feral Brown
Nocturnal Red vs Choco Brown (1831)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Feral Brown
Nocturnal Red vs Bestial Brown (1833)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Feral Brown equivalents · Nocturnal Red equivalents