What is the difference between Black Brown and Banshee Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Banshee Brown is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Black Brown vs Banshee Brown

Black Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20063
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2f1512 (estimate)

Banshee Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 1
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #342522 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Banshee Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Black Brown.

Can I use Banshee Brown instead of Black Brown?

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

Can I use Black Brown instead of Banshee Brown?

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

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 Banshee Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Black Brown

Black Brown vs Traitor RedWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Banshee Brown
Black Brown vs Dark RustWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Banshee Brown
Black Brown vs Blanched Berry (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 10, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Banshee Brown

Banshee Brown vs Dark Brown (AMMO.F-533)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Black Brown
Banshee Brown vs Burnt Brown Red (AMMO.F-553)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Black Brown
Banshee Brown vs Starship Sludge Bay (A.MIG-3532)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close · closer than Black Brown

All matches: Black Brown equivalents · Banshee Brown equivalents