What is the difference between Shadow Black and Battledress Brown?

ΔE 15 (loose). Battledress Brown is noticeably lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Shadow Black vs Battledress Brown

Shadow Black

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN00
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #1c1c1a (estimate)

Battledress Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.473
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #41382f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Battledress Brown is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Shadow Black.

Can I use Battledress Brown instead of Shadow Black?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Battledress Brown is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Shadow Black.

Can I use Shadow Black instead of Battledress Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Shadow Black is noticeably 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 Shadow Black on the colour wheel See Battledress Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Shadow Black

Shadow Black vs Black Lotus (72.423)Xpress Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Battledress Brown
Shadow Black vs Hospitallier Black (72.484)Xpress Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Battledress Brown
Shadow Black vs Greasy Black (72.476)Xpress Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Battledress Brown

Other Scale75 paints close to Battledress Brown

Battledress Brown vs Werewolf Brown (SIN01)Instant Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Shadow Black
Battledress Brown vs Golem Grey (SIN42)Instant Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Shadow Black
Battledress Brown vs Basilisk Green (SIN43)Instant Colors · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Shadow Black

All matches: Shadow Black equivalents · Battledress Brown equivalents