What is the difference between Brutal Brown and Gorgon Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Gorgon Brown is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brutal Brown vs Gorgon Brown

Brutal Brown

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

Gorgon Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.124
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #904638 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gorgon Brown is more saturated than Brutal Brown.

Can I use Gorgon Brown instead of Brutal Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Gorgon Brown is more saturated than Brutal Brown.

Can I use Brutal Brown instead of Gorgon Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brutal Brown is more muted.

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 Gorgon 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 Gorgon Brown
Brutal Brown vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 7, close
Brutal Brown vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 10, close

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Gorgon Brown

Gorgon Brown vs Ruby Red (NA19)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 13, fair
Gorgon Brown vs Red Flesh (NA03)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 16, loose
Gorgon Brown vs Chestnut Brown (NA42)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Brutal Brown equivalents · Gorgon Brown equivalents