What is the difference between Shadow Black and Wasteland Brown?

ΔE 21 (loose). Wasteland Brown is noticeably lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Shadow Black vs Wasteland Brown

Shadow Black

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

Wasteland Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.420
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #4a3222 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Wasteland Brown is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Shadow Black.

Can I use Wasteland Brown instead of Shadow Black?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Wasteland Brown is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Shadow Black.

Can I use Shadow Black instead of Wasteland Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Shadow Black is noticeably darker, 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 Shadow Black on the colour wheel See Wasteland 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 Wasteland Brown
Shadow Black vs Hospitallier Black (72.484)Xpress Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Wasteland Brown
Shadow Black vs Greasy Black (72.476)Xpress Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Wasteland Brown

Other Scale75 paints close to Wasteland Brown

Wasteland Brown vs Werewolf Brown (SIN01)Instant Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Shadow Black
Wasteland Brown vs Golem Grey (SIN42)Instant Colors · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Shadow Black
Wasteland Brown vs Toad Green (SIN20)Instant Colors · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Shadow Black equivalents · Wasteland Brown equivalents