What is the difference between Brutal Brown and Charred Brown?

ΔE 17 (loose). Charred Brown is noticeably darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brutal Brown vs Charred Brown

Brutal Brown

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

Charred Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.045
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #60342e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Charred Brown is noticeably darker, more muted, cooler than Brutal Brown.

Can I use Charred Brown instead of Brutal Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Charred Brown is noticeably darker, more muted, cooler than Brutal Brown.

Can I use Brutal Brown instead of Charred Brown?

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 Charred 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 Charred Brown
Brutal Brown vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Charred Brown
Brutal Brown vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Charred Brown

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Charred Brown

Charred Brown vs Chestnut Brown (NA42)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Brutal Brown
Charred Brown vs Crimson Hell (NA18)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Brutal Brown
Charred Brown vs Nocturne Skin (NA02)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Brutal Brown

All matches: Brutal Brown equivalents · Charred Brown equivalents