What is the difference between Brutal Brown and Flat Red?

ΔE 24 (loose). Flat Red is a little darker, much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brutal Brown vs Flat Red

Brutal Brown

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

Flat Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.957
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9d2830 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Flat Red is a little darker, much more saturated, cooler than Brutal Brown.

Can I use Flat Red instead of Brutal Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Flat Red is a little darker, much more saturated, cooler than Brutal Brown.

Can I use Brutal Brown instead of Flat Red?

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

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Flat Red

Flat Red vs Ruby Red (NA19)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Brutal Brown
Flat Red vs Demon Red (NA21)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Brutal Brown
Flat Red vs Red Purple (NA20)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Brutal Brown

All matches: Brutal Brown equivalents · Flat Red equivalents