What is the difference between Brutal Brown and Tan?

ΔE 22 (loose). Tan is noticeably lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brutal Brown vs Tan

Brutal Brown

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

Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.066
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d1775d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Tan is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Brutal Brown.

Can I use Tan instead of Brutal Brown?

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

Can I use Brutal Brown instead of Tan?

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

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Tan

Tan vs Red Flesh (NA03)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Brutal Brown
Tan vs Gnome Flesh (NA06)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Brutal Brown
Tan vs Ruby Red (NA19)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Brutal Brown

All matches: Brutal Brown equivalents · Tan equivalents