Black and White With Color Not Working

I am trying to have the background of my image black and white with the person in color.  I turned black and white on then tried brushing black and white away from the person.  Instead of the full, vibrant color coming back it was a dull color.  Instead, I tried turning black and white off then brushing black and white into the background.  This time, instead of being pure black and white it was black and white with an obvious hint of color.  I have watched plenty of tutorials and know that it is possible to have it be pure black and white in the background with the person in front appearing in full vibrant color.  I just don't know what I am doing wrong that either my vibrant color is looking washed out in one method or my black and white isn't pure black and white in the other method.  When I first turn black and white on the image does go to pure black and white.  Any suggestions?

See what happens after re-booting.
Is "Brush Range" set to "All"?
Try the same adjustments on another Image.
Try the "Color Monochrome" adjustment and see if it works as expected when brushed in/brushed away.
Message was edited by: Kirby Krieger -- added a line.

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