What is the difference between Brutal Brown and Wood?

ΔE 20 (loose). Wood is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brutal Brown vs Wood

Brutal Brown

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

Wood

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.077
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c6937 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Wood is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Brutal Brown.

Can I use Wood instead of Brutal Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Wood is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Brutal Brown.

Can I use Brutal Brown instead of Wood?

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

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Wood

Wood vs Leather Brown (NA44)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Brutal Brown
Wood vs Yellow Sand (NA47)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 22, loose
Wood vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Brutal Brown equivalents · Wood equivalents