What is the difference between Petroleum Brown and Beasty Brown?

ΔE 17 (loose). Beasty Brown is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Petroleum Brown vs Beasty Brown

Petroleum Brown

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S14
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a6932 (estimate)

Beasty Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b66724 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Beasty Brown is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Petroleum Brown.

Can I use Beasty Brown instead of Petroleum Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Beasty Brown is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Petroleum Brown.

Can I use Petroleum Brown instead of Beasty Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Petroleum Brown is a little darker, much 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 Petroleum Brown on the colour wheel See Beasty Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Petroleum Brown

Petroleum Brown vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Beasty Brown
Petroleum Brown vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Beasty Brown
Petroleum Brown vs Med. Flesh Tone (70.860)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Beasty Brown

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Beasty Brown

Beasty Brown vs Orange Brown (S27)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Petroleum Brown
Beasty Brown vs Warm Brown (S09)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 22, loose
Beasty Brown vs Bright Shadow Flesh (S41)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Petroleum Brown equivalents · Beasty Brown equivalents