What is the difference between Brutal Brown and Burnt Red?

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

Brutal Brown vs Burnt Red

Brutal Brown

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA43
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8e4f40 (estimate)

Burnt Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.814
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #683339 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Burnt Red is noticeably darker, more muted, cooler than Brutal Brown.

Can I use Burnt Red instead of Brutal Brown?

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

Can I use Brutal Brown instead of Burnt Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brutal Brown is noticeably lighter, 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 Brutal Brown on the colour wheel See Burnt Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Brutal Brown

Brutal Brown vs Red Leather (70.818)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Burnt Red
Brutal Brown vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Burnt Red
Brutal Brown vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Burnt Red

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Burnt Red

Burnt Red vs Chestnut Brown (NA42)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Brutal Brown
Burnt Red vs Crimson Hell (NA18)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Brutal Brown
Burnt Red vs Nocturne Skin (NA02)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Brutal Brown

All matches: Brutal Brown equivalents · Burnt Red equivalents