# Balor Brown (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Balor Brown (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Beasty Brown, Army Painter Desert Yellow and Two Thin Coats Noble Steed Brown, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-layer/balor-brown

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Balor Brown: Citadel Layer opaque, hex #875408. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Balor Brown

Range

[Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

Finish

opaque

Hex

#875408

Hex source

community data

## Balor Brown equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Beasty Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/beasty-brown-72-043) Vallejo Game Color 72.043 ΔE 4.5

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Desert Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/desert-yellow) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 11.8

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Noble Steed Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/noble-steed-brown) ΔE 10.8

    approximate

Balor Brown is an opaque paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Beasty Brown from Vallejo Game Color at ΔE 4.5, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 3 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

### [Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Golden Armour](/paints/speedpaint-2/golden-armour) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Hardened Leather](/paints/speedpaint-2/hardened-leather) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.0
- [Glittering Loot](/paints/speedpaint-2/glittering-loot) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Desert Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/desert-yellow) approximate ΔE 11.8
- [Prairie Ochre](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/prairie-ochre) approximate ΔE 16.2
- [Mocca Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mocca-skin) approximate ΔE 17.3

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.6
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.8

### [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

- [XV-88](/paints/citadel-base/xv-88) approximate ΔE 7.0
- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) approximate ΔE 15.0
- [Steel Legion Drab](/paints/citadel-base/steel-legion-drab) approximate ΔE 15.6

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Nazdreg Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/nazdreg-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Snakebite Leather](/paints/citadel-contrast/snakebite-leather) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8
- [Gore-Grunta Fur](/paints/citadel-contrast/gore-grunta-fur) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.5

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.5
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.7
- [Seraphim Sepia](/paints/citadel-shade/seraphim-sepia) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.3

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Noble Steed Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/noble-steed-brown) approximate ΔE 10.8
- [Scabbard Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/scabbard-brown) approximate ΔE 11.8
- [Boot Strap Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/boot-strap-brown) approximate ΔE 11.9

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Beasty Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/beasty-brown-76-043) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Leather Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/leather-brown-76-040) safe substitute ΔE 4.8
- [Earth](/paints/vallejo-game-air/earth-76-062) approximate ΔE 7.5

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Beasty Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/beasty-brown-72-043) safe substitute ΔE 4.5
- [Leather Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/leather-brown-72-040) safe substitute ΔE 4.8
- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/brown-72-092) safe substitute ΔE 6.8

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Oil Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oil-stains-gloss-69-813) safe substitute ΔE 6.1
- [Fuel Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/fuel-stains-gloss-69-814) safe substitute ΔE 6.8
- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-mecha/brown-69-034) approximate ΔE 13.5

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.6
- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.7
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.6

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Sepia Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/sepia-wash-73-200) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.6
- [Sepia Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/sepia-wash-73-300) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.2
- [European Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/european-dust-76-523) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Military Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/military-yellow-72-453) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.5
- [Desert Ochre](/paints/vallejo-xpress/desert-ochre-72-454) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6
- [Wasteland Brown](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wasteland-brown-72-420) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Skrag Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/skrag-brown) safe substitute ΔE 6.1
- [Brass Scorpion](/paints/citadel-layer/brass-scorpion) approximate ΔE 10.4
- [Tallarn Sand](/paints/citadel-layer/tallarn-sand) approximate ΔE 12.8

Every pot in [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer) has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Citadel to Vallejo](/paints/citadel-to-vallejo), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Citadel to Two Thin Coats](/paints/citadel-to-two-thin-coats), [Vallejo to Citadel](/paints/vallejo-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Two Thin Coats to Citadel](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-citadel).

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##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Balor Brown?

Beasty Brown from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 4.5: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Balor Brown?

Desert Yellow from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 11.8: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Balor Brown?

Noble Steed Brown from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 10.8: the nearest opaque paint from Two Thin Coats, though only an approximate match.