Black Templar vs Brown Beast Ink

Black Templar

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#1a1a1a (estimate)

Brown Beast Ink

Brand
Nocturna Models
Range
N-Paint Ink
Code
NA59
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#2a1000 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Brown Beast Ink is much more saturated than Black Templar. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Black Templar is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Nocturna Models Brown Beast Ink is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Brown Beast Ink instead of Black Templar?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Brown Beast Ink is much more saturated than Black Templar. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Black Templar instead of Brown Beast Ink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Black Templar is much 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 Black Templar on the colour wheel See Brown Beast Ink on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Black Templar

Other Citadel paints close to Brown Beast Ink

All matches: Black Templar equivalents · Brown Beast Ink equivalents

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