What is the difference between Brown Liner and Black Grey?

ΔE 6 (close). Black Grey is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brown Liner vs Black Grey

Brown Liner

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09064
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #322420 (estimate)

Black Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.862
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #241f1d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Black Grey is a little darker, more muted than Brown Liner.

Can I use Black Grey instead of Brown Liner?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Black Grey is a little darker, more muted than Brown Liner.

Can I use Brown Liner instead of Black Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brown Liner 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 Brown Liner on the colour wheel See Black Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Brown Liner

Brown Liner vs Olive Brown (70.889)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Black Grey
Brown Liner vs Burnt Umber (71.040)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Black Grey
Brown Liner vs Hull Red (71.039)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Black Grey

Other Reaper paints close to Black Grey

Black Grey vs Pure Black (09037)Master Series Paints · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Brown Liner
Black Grey vs Mahogany Brown (09070)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close
Black Grey vs Dark Shadow (09040)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Brown Liner equivalents · Black Grey equivalents