Brown Rose is a mid-tone muted red with a warm undertone. For modelling, drop to Saddle Brown in the recesses and step up to Athena Skin on the edges, both Vallejo paints. Brown Rose is a little less common: the closest same-finish match, Citadel Knight-Questor Flesh, reaches 92 percent, and 1 other brand carries a strong same-finish alternative. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Brown Rose equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Brown Rose outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Citadel equivalent: Citadel Knight-Questor Flesh, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.5).
- Nearest in the Two Thin Coats catalog: Two Thin Coats Barbarian Brawn, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.3).
- Best AK Interactive option: AK Interactive Brown Rose, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.0).
- From The Army Painter: The Army Painter Amber Skin, only a loose relative (delta E 8.3).
- Monument Pro Acryl's closest color: Monument Pro Acryl Beige Red, only a loose relative (delta E 8.7).
- Nearest in the Scale75 catalog: Scale75 Pink Flesh, only a loose relative (delta E 8.8).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.5 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Citadel
Two Thin Coats
AK Interactive
The Army Painter
Monument Pro Acryl
Scale75
About this color
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Found in 1 other brand with a same-finish match.
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Brown Rose?
The closest same-finish match is Citadel Knight-Questor Flesh at 92% color similarity.
What color is Brown Rose?
Brown Rose is a mid-tone muted red with a warm undertone (hex #9C6560).
What do I highlight and shade Brown Rose with?
Highlight Brown Rose toward Athena Skin and shade it down into Saddle Brown, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.