What is the difference between Brigandine Brown and Pure Black?

ΔE 8 (close). Pure Black is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brigandine Brown vs Pure Black

Brigandine Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c241f (estimate)

Pure Black

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09037
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #191919 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pure Black is a little darker, more muted than Brigandine Brown.

Can I use Pure Black instead of Brigandine Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Pure Black is a little darker, more muted than Brigandine Brown.

Can I use Brigandine Brown instead of Pure Black?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brigandine 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 Brigandine Brown on the colour wheel See Pure Black on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Brigandine Brown

Brigandine Brown vs Brown Liner (09064)Master Series Paints · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pure Black
Brigandine Brown vs Dark Shadow (09040)Master Series Paints · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pure Black
Brigandine Brown vs Mahogany Brown (09070)Master Series Paints · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pure Black

Other Army Painter paints close to Pure Black

Pure Black vs Matt BlackWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Brigandine Brown
Pure Black vs Dark Olive (WP4023P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brigandine Brown
Pure Black vs The Darkness (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brigandine Brown

All matches: Brigandine Brown equivalents · Pure Black equivalents