What is the difference between Heavy Armour and Brass?

ΔE 25 (loose). Brass is a little lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Heavy Armour vs Brass

Heavy Armour

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Metal
Code: NA54
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #2a2828 (estimate)

Brass

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.801
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #583520 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Brass is a little lighter, much more saturated than Heavy Armour.

Can I use Brass instead of Heavy Armour?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 25). Brass is a little lighter, much more saturated than Heavy Armour.

Can I use Heavy Armour instead of Brass?

The same difference applies the other way round: Heavy Armour is a little darker, much 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 Heavy Armour on the colour wheel See Brass on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Heavy Armour

Heavy Armour vs Obsidian Black (77.160 Shade)True Metallic Metal · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Brass
Heavy Armour vs Gunmetal (70.863)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Brass
Heavy Armour vs Gunmetal Blue (70.800)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Brass

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Brass

Brass vs Dwarf Shield (NA50)N-Paint Metal · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Heavy Armour
Brass vs Old Brass (NA49)N-Paint Metal · ΔE 27, loose
Brass vs Iron Fist (NA55)N-Paint Metal · ΔE 33, loose

All matches: Heavy Armour equivalents · Brass equivalents