Bogrin Brown is a dark vivid brown with a warm undertone. Within the P3 Paints range it ladders cleanly, Bile Thrall for the shadows and Skorne Flesh for the highlights. Bogrin Brown is a little less common: the closest same-finish match, Vallejo Parasite Brown, reaches 89 percent, and 2 other brands carry a strong same-finish alternative. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Bogrin Brown equivalents in other ranges
2 of the 8 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to P3 Paints Bogrin Brown, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Vallejo equivalent: Vallejo Parasite Brown, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.2).
- AK Interactive's closest color: AK Interactive Wwi German Red Brown, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.3).
- Nearest in the Monument Pro Acryl catalog: Monument Pro Acryl Orange Brown, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.5).
- Best Green Stuff World option: Green Stuff World Quicksand Brown, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.3).
- From Revell: Revell Rust, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 7.0).
- Tamiya's closest color: Tamiya JGSDF Brown, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 7.7).
The honest caveat: Vallejo Parasite Brown dries slightly cooler and more muted than Bogrin Brown, so expect recess shading and edge highlights to shift with it.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Vallejo
AK Interactive
Monument Pro Acryl
Green Stuff World
Revell
Tamiya
The Army Painter
Citadel
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 2 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to P3 Paints Bogrin Brown?
The closest same-finish match is Vallejo Parasite Brown at 89% color similarity.
What color is Bogrin Brown?
Bogrin Brown is a dark vivid brown with a warm undertone (hex #70370E).
What do I highlight and shade Bogrin Brown with?
Highlight Bogrin Brown toward Skorne Flesh and shade it down into Bile Thrall, both P3 Paints paints in the same finish family.