# Battledress Brown (Vallejo Xpress) Paint Equivalents

> Battledress Brown (Vallejo Xpress, 72.473) equivalents: Citadel Snakebite Leather and Army Painter Noble Skin, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-xpress/battledress-brown-72-473

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Battledress Brown: Vallejo Xpress contrast, 72.473, hex #5d4c32. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Battledress Brown

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Code

72.473

Hex

#5d4c32

Hex source

community data

## Battledress Brown equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Snakebite Leather](/paints/citadel-contrast/snakebite-leather) Citadel Contrast ΔE 5.2

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Noble Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/noble-skin) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 7.2

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Cuirass Leather](/paints/two-thin-coats/cuirass-leather) ΔE 8.3

    ⚠ cross-finish

Battledress Brown is a contrast paint from Vallejo Xpress. The closest paint in any other range is Snakebite Leather from Citadel Contrast at ΔE 5.2, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 1 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)

- [Noble Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/noble-skin) approximate ΔE 7.2
- [Golden Armour](/paints/speedpaint-2/golden-armour) approximate ΔE 10.7
- [Satchel Brown](/paints/speedpaint-2/satchel-brown) approximate ΔE 10.8

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

- [Tainted Gold](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/tainted-gold) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.1
- [True Copper](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/true-copper) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1
- [Prairie Ochre](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/prairie-ochre) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4

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

- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8

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

- [Steel Legion Drab](/paints/citadel-base/steel-legion-drab) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.0
- [XV-88](/paints/citadel-base/xv-88) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1
- [Death Korps Drab](/paints/citadel-base/death-korps-drab) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.7

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

- [Snakebite Leather](/paints/citadel-contrast/snakebite-leather) safe substitute ΔE 5.2
- [Garaghak's Sewer](/paints/citadel-contrast/garaghaks-sewer) safe substitute ΔE 6.9
- [Aggaros Dunes](/paints/citadel-contrast/aggaros-dunes) approximate ΔE 9.7

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

- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5
- [Gorthor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/gorthor-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3
- [Stormvermin Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/stormvermin-fur) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.5

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

- [Seraphim Sepia](/paints/citadel-shade/seraphim-sepia) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.7
- [Reikland Fleshshade](/paints/citadel-shade/reikland-fleshshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.7
- [Reikland Fleshshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/reikland-fleshshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.7

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

- [Cuirass Leather](/paints/two-thin-coats/cuirass-leather) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.3
- [Noble Steed Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/noble-steed-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.3
- [Spartan Bronze](/paints/two-thin-coats/spartan-bronze) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0

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

- [Earth](/paints/vallejo-game-air/earth-76-062) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8
- [Beasty Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/beasty-brown-76-043) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2
- [Leather Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/leather-brown-76-040) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.7

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

- [Sepia](/paints/vallejo-game-color/sepia-72-091) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7
- [Heavy Siena](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-siena-72-154) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Earth](/paints/vallejo-game-color/earth-72-062) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8

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

- [Oil Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oil-stains-gloss-69-813) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3
- [Oiled Earth Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oiled-earth-wash-69-521) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8
- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-mecha/brown-69-034) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.1

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.8
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.8
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.6

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

- [Oiled Earth](/paints/vallejo-wash/oiled-earth-76-521) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2
- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/brown-76-513) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3
- [Umber Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/umber-wash-73-203) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.7

## Also in Vallejo Xpress

- [Wasteland Brown](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wasteland-brown-72-420) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Landser Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/landser-grey-72-469) approximate ΔE 9.6
- [Plague Green](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plague-green-72-419) approximate ΔE 10.2

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

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=vallejo-xpress-battledress-brown-72-473)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Battledress Brown?

Snakebite Leather from Citadel Contrast, at ΔE 5.2: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Battledress Brown?

Noble Skin from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 7.2: the nearest contrast paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Battledress Brown?

Cuirass Leather from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 8.3. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (opaque); it behaves differently on the model.