Wyldwood vs Blackened Brown

Wyldwood

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#4a2a1a (estimate)

Blackened Brown

Brand
Reaper
Range
Master Series Paints
Code
09137
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#4c1e16 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blackened Brown is more saturated, cooler than Wyldwood. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Wyldwood is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Reaper Blackened Brown is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Blackened Brown instead of Wyldwood?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Blackened Brown is more saturated, cooler than Wyldwood. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Wyldwood instead of Blackened Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wyldwood is more muted, warmer.

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 Wyldwood on the colour wheel See Blackened Brown on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Wyldwood

Other Citadel paints close to Blackened Brown

All matches: Wyldwood equivalents · Blackened Brown equivalents

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