What is the difference between Nocturne Skin and Chestnut Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Chestnut Brown is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Nocturne Skin vs Chestnut Brown

Nocturne Skin

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA02
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #513744 (estimate)

Chestnut Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.746
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #523536 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Chestnut Brown is warmer than Nocturne Skin.

Can I use Chestnut Brown instead of Nocturne Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Chestnut Brown is warmer than Nocturne Skin.

Can I use Nocturne Skin instead of Chestnut Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nocturne Skin is 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 Nocturne Skin on the colour wheel See Chestnut Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Nocturne Skin

Nocturne Skin vs Hull Red (70.985)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Chestnut Brown
Nocturne Skin vs Violet Red (70.812)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Chestnut Brown
Nocturne Skin vs Chocolate Brown (70.872)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Chestnut Brown

Chestnut Brown vs Purple Black (NA09)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close
Chestnut Brown vs Crimson Hell (NA18)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close
Chestnut Brown vs Chestnut Brown (NA42)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Nocturne Skin equivalents · Chestnut Brown equivalents