What is the difference between Brutal Brown and Faded Red?

ΔE 18 (loose). Faded Red is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brutal Brown vs Faded Red

Brutal Brown

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

Faded Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.747
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b44d50 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Faded Red is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Brutal Brown.

Can I use Faded Red instead of Brutal Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Faded Red is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Brutal Brown.

Can I use Brutal Brown instead of Faded Red?

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

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Faded Red

Faded Red vs Ruby Red (NA19)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brutal Brown
Faded Red vs Red Flesh (NA03)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Brutal Brown
Faded Red vs Red Purple (NA20)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Brutal Brown equivalents · Faded Red equivalents