What is the difference between Brutal Brown and Med. Flesh Tone?

ΔE 22 (loose). Med. Flesh Tone is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brutal Brown vs Med. Flesh Tone

Brutal Brown

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

Med. Flesh Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.860
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a5713d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Med. Flesh Tone is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer than Brutal Brown.

Can I use Med. Flesh Tone instead of Brutal Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Med. Flesh Tone is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer than Brutal Brown.

Can I use Brutal Brown instead of Med. Flesh Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brutal Brown is noticeably darker, more muted, cooler.

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

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Med. Flesh Tone

Med. Flesh Tone vs Leather Brown (NA44)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brutal Brown
Med. Flesh Tone vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Brutal Brown
Med. Flesh Tone vs Yellow Sand (NA47)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Brutal Brown

All matches: Brutal Brown equivalents · Med. Flesh Tone equivalents