What is the difference between Grim Black and Copper Brown?

ΔE 17 (loose). Copper Brown is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Grim Black vs Copper Brown

Grim Black

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #1c1f1a (estimate)

Copper Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.421
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #3f2323 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Copper Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Grim Black.

Can I use Copper Brown instead of Grim Black?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Copper Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Grim Black.

Can I use Grim Black instead of Copper Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Grim Black is a little darker, 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 Grim Black on the colour wheel See Copper Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Grim Black

Grim Black vs Black Lotus (72.423)Xpress Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Copper Brown
Grim Black vs Hospitallier Black (72.484)Xpress Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Copper Brown
Grim Black vs Willow Bark (72.474)Xpress Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Copper Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Copper Brown

Copper Brown vs Satchel BrownSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Grim Black
Copper Brown vs Dark WoodSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Grim Black
Copper Brown vs Burnished RedSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Grim Black equivalents · Copper Brown equivalents