What is the difference between Black Brown and Oak Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Oak Brown is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Black Brown vs Oak Brown

Black Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0160
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f2021 (estimate)

Oak Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a2a28 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Oak Brown is more muted, warmer than Black Brown.

Can I use Oak Brown instead of Black Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Oak Brown is more muted, warmer than Black Brown.

Can I use Black Brown instead of Oak Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Black Brown is more saturated, cooler.

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 Black Brown on the colour wheel See Oak Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Black Brown

Black Brown vs Traitor RedWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Oak Brown
Black Brown vs Blanched Berry (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, close · closer than Oak Brown
Black Brown vs Rifle Brown (WP4031P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Oak Brown

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Oak Brown

Oak Brown vs Dark Brown (AMMO.F-533)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 6, close · closer than Black Brown
Oak Brown vs Burnt Brown Red (AMMO.F-553)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close · closer than Black Brown
Oak Brown vs Starship Sludge Bay (A.MIG-3532)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close · closer than Black Brown

All matches: Black Brown equivalents · Oak Brown equivalents