What is the difference between Boot Brown and Bone Black?

ΔE 10 (close). Bone Black is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Boot Brown vs Bone Black

Boot Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4025P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c2c28 (estimate)

Bone Black

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PBk9
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #252622 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bone Black is a little darker, more muted than Boot Brown.

Can I use Bone Black instead of Boot Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Bone Black is a little darker, more muted than Boot Brown.

Can I use Boot Brown instead of Bone Black?

The same difference applies the other way round: Boot Brown is a little lighter, 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 Boot Brown on the colour wheel See Bone Black on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Boot Brown

Boot Brown vs Burnt UmberHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bone Black
Boot Brown vs N2 Neutral GrayHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close · closer than Bone Black
Boot Brown vs Raw Umber (PBr7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close · closer than Bone Black

Other Army Painter paints close to Bone Black

Bone Black vs Magnolia BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Boot Brown
Bone Black vs Dark Olive (WP4023P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Boot Brown
Bone Black vs Brigandine BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Boot Brown

All matches: Boot Brown equivalents · Bone Black equivalents