What is the difference between Red Flesh and Bronze Brown?

ΔE 25 (loose). Bronze Brown is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Flesh vs Bronze Brown

Red Flesh

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA03
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c16b5d (estimate)

Bronze Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.036
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8c511e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bronze Brown is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer than Red Flesh.

Can I use Bronze Brown instead of Red Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 25). Bronze Brown is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer than Red Flesh.

Can I use Red Flesh instead of Bronze Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Flesh is noticeably lighter, 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 Red Flesh on the colour wheel See Bronze Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Flesh

Red Flesh vs Burned Flesh (74.002)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bronze Brown
Red Flesh vs Tan (72.066)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Bronze Brown
Red Flesh vs German Orange (70.805)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Bronze Brown

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Bronze Brown

Bronze Brown vs Leather Brown (NA44)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Red Flesh
Bronze Brown vs Brutal Brown (NA43)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Red Flesh
Bronze Brown vs Ruby Red (NA19)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 26, loose

All matches: Red Flesh equivalents · Bronze Brown equivalents