What is the difference between Brutal Brown and Cavalry Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Cavalry Brown is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brutal Brown vs Cavalry Brown

Brutal Brown

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

Cavalry Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.982
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b3d3b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cavalry Brown is a little darker, cooler than Brutal Brown.

Can I use Cavalry Brown instead of Brutal Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Cavalry Brown is a little darker, cooler than Brutal Brown.

Can I use Brutal Brown instead of Cavalry Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brutal Brown is a little lighter, 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 Cavalry Brown 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 Cavalry Brown
Brutal Brown vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Cavalry Brown
Brutal Brown vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Cavalry Brown

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Cavalry Brown

Cavalry Brown vs Chestnut Brown (NA42)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Brutal Brown
Cavalry Brown vs Ruby Red (NA19)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 21, loose
Cavalry Brown vs Crimson Hell (NA18)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Brutal Brown equivalents · Cavalry Brown equivalents