What is the difference between Brigandine Brown and Extra Dark Green?

ΔE 8 (close). Extra Dark Green is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brigandine Brown vs Extra Dark Green

Brigandine Brown

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

Extra Dark Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.896
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #212112 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Extra Dark Green is more saturated than Brigandine Brown.

Can I use Extra Dark Green instead of Brigandine Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Extra Dark Green is more saturated than Brigandine Brown.

Can I use Brigandine Brown instead of Extra Dark Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brigandine Brown is more muted.

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 Extra Dark Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Brigandine Brown

Brigandine Brown vs Olive Brown (70.889)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Extra Dark Green
Brigandine Brown vs Burnt Umber (71.040)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Extra Dark Green
Brigandine Brown vs Black Grey (70.862)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Extra Dark Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Extra Dark Green

Extra Dark Green vs Magnolia BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Brigandine Brown
Extra Dark Green vs Hardened CarapaceWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close
Extra Dark Green vs Midnight Olive (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Brigandine Brown equivalents · Extra Dark Green equivalents