What is the difference between Bestial Green and USAF Brown?

ΔE 13 (fair). USAF Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bestial Green vs USAF Brown

Bestial Green

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA35
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5d624d (estimate)

USAF Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.125
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7c6758 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. USAF Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Bestial Green.

Can I use USAF Brown instead of Bestial Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). USAF Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Bestial Green.

Can I use Bestial Green instead of USAF Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bestial Green is a little darker, cooler.

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 Green on the colour wheel See USAF Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bestial Green

Bestial Green vs Green Grey (70.886)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than USAF Brown
Bestial Green vs Light Olive (71.247)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than USAF Brown
Bestial Green vs Grey RLM02 (71.044)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than USAF Brown

Other Nocturna Models paints close to USAF Brown

USAF Brown vs Evil Flesh (NA04)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Bestial Green
USAF Brown vs Earth Brown (NA45)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Bestial Green
USAF Brown vs Mud Brown (NA41)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Bestial Green

All matches: Bestial Green equivalents · USAF Brown equivalents