What is the difference between Bright Brown Grey and Nocturna Shadow?

ΔE 9 (close). Nocturna Shadow is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bright Brown Grey vs Nocturna Shadow

Bright Brown Grey

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: AMP-021
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a8a80 (estimate)

Nocturna Shadow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.001
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7f756e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Nocturna Shadow is a little darker than Bright Brown Grey.

Can I use Nocturna Shadow instead of Bright Brown Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Nocturna Shadow is a little darker than Bright Brown Grey.

Can I use Bright Brown Grey instead of Nocturna Shadow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bright Brown Grey is a little lighter.

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 Bright Brown Grey on the colour wheel See Nocturna Shadow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bright Brown Grey

Bright Brown Grey vs US Desert Sand (71.140)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Nocturna Shadow
Bright Brown Grey vs Sand (71.112)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Nocturna Shadow
Bright Brown Grey vs AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown (71.320)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Nocturna Shadow

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Nocturna Shadow

Nocturna Shadow vs Warm Grey (074)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bright Brown Grey
Nocturna Shadow vs Brown Grey (S22)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 8, close · closer than Bright Brown Grey
Nocturna Shadow vs Grey Green (AMP-022)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Bright Brown Grey equivalents · Nocturna Shadow equivalents