What is the difference between Noble Steed Brown and BC Dark Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). BC Dark Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Noble Steed Brown vs BC Dark Brown

Noble Steed Brown

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #77553a (estimate)

BC Dark Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.768
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #654c38 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. BC Dark Brown is a little darker, more muted than Noble Steed Brown.

Can I use BC Dark Brown instead of Noble Steed Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). BC Dark Brown is a little darker, more muted than Noble Steed Brown.

Can I use Noble Steed Brown instead of BC Dark Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Noble Steed Brown is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Noble Steed Brown on the colour wheel See BC Dark Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Noble Steed Brown

Noble Steed Brown vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than BC Dark Brown
Noble Steed Brown vs Golden Brown (71.032)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than BC Dark Brown
Noble Steed Brown vs USA Flat Brown (71.026)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than BC Dark Brown

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to BC Dark Brown

BC Dark Brown vs Druid FleshTriads: shadows · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Noble Steed Brown
BC Dark Brown vs Argonaut SkinTriads: shadows · ΔE 9, close
BC Dark Brown vs Dust BowlTriads: shadows · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Noble Steed Brown equivalents · BC Dark Brown equivalents