Black Brown sits in the black family: very dark in tone, muted in saturation, neutral in cast. No shortage of substitutes here, Corvus Black from Citadel matches at 93 percent and 8 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. It builds a smooth gradient with Petroleum Brown underneath and Black Red on the highlights, all in the Monument Pro Acryl line. Treat it as an easy swap, just confirm the finish type matches before you commit.
Black Brown equivalents in other ranges
Several ranges orbit this color without landing on it. Here is the closest each brand manages, nearest first:
- Closest Citadel equivalent: Citadel Corvus Black, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.4).
- From Humbrol: Humbrol Black, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.0).
- Tamiya's closest color: Tamiya Flat Black, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.0).
- Nearest in the Vallejo catalog: Vallejo Black, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.1).
- Best The Army Painter option: The Army Painter Night Sky, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.2).
- From Scale75: Scale75 Black, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.2).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.4 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Citadel
Humbrol
Tamiya
Vallejo
The Army Painter
Scale75
P3 Paints
AK Interactive
Green Stuff World
Revell
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 8 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Monument Pro Acryl Black Brown?
The closest same-finish match is Citadel Corvus Black at 93% color similarity.
What color is Black Brown?
Black Brown is a very dark muted black with a neutral cast (hex #191514).
What do I highlight and shade Black Brown with?
Highlight Black Brown toward Black Red and shade it down into Petroleum Brown, both Monument Pro Acryl paints in the same finish family.