Preto
Acrilex · Paints · 520
#1E1B17 · L*10.0 a*0.5 b*3.3
The closest match to Acrilex Preto in every other range, nearest first.
Acrilex Preto is a near-black neutral. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Cocoa at ΔE 1.8. 10 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Acrilex Preto?
FolkArt Cocoa is the closest equivalent to Acrilex Preto in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Black Ink (ΔE 1.8) and Warcolours Warm Grey 5 (ΔE 1.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Acrilex Preto?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black, ΔE 4.1 — a close substitute. The full Acrilex to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Acrilex Preto Shop FolkArt Cocoa Shop FolkArt Acrylic Colors set
Preto equivalent in FolkArt
- A Cocoa Acrylic Colors 6498 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Licorice Shiny™ 2715 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Preto equivalent in Scale75
- A Black Ink Artist Range ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Decay Black Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 3.2 · very close
Preto equivalent in Warcolours
- A Warm Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Cool Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 3.3 · very close
Preto equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Nato Black RAL 9021-f9 Real Colors - AFV RC082 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Grey (fs 36081) Air AK2105 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Preto equivalent in Tom Color
- B Night Grey TC-0217 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Black Uniform Base TC-0255 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Preto equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Abyssal Black D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Grim Black Speedpaint Set ΔE 2.4 · very close
Preto equivalent in Golden
- B Carbon Black Fluid 2040 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Carbon Black Heavy Body 1040 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Preto equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Camouflage Colors 21344 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Pavement Colors 21490 ΔE 3.8 · close
Preto equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color H416 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Olive Drab Shadow Mr Color Modulation Set CMC03 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Preto equivalent in Citadel
- B Deathshroud Clear Air ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Black Templar Contrast ΔE 3.5 · very close
Preto equivalent in Humbrol
- B Black Acrylics - Satin 85 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Black Matt Aerosol Sprays S33 ΔE 3.9 · close
Preto equivalent in Mig
- B Dark Wash Washes AMIG1008 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Satin Black Acrylics AMIG0032 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Preto in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Stuff World | #25221B | Barrel Grey Acrylic Colors | ΔE 2.9 |
| Reaper | #282421 | Stone Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash | ΔE 3.1 |
| Foundry | #191919 | Blackened Barrel Paint System | ΔE 3.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #141414 | Dark Aluminium Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 3.9 |
| Monument | #131212 | AdeptiCon Spray-Team Satin Black Pro Acrylic Primer | ΔE 4.0 |
| Vallejo | #231D1D | Black Model Color | ΔE 4.1 |
| P3 | #2A2524 | Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.4 |
| Tamiya | #222424 | NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 4.8 |
| Creature | #120B0A | Brown Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 5.0 |
| Liquitex | #232325 | Mars Black Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.0 |
| Revell | #17181C | Black Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 6.0 |
| Mission Models | #2E2D2D | NATO Black | ΔE 6.3 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 6.8 |
| Italeri | #000000 | Black Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.0 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 9.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 23.4 |
Nearest colours inside Acrilex
- E Rústico Paints ΔE 14.1 · far
- E Sépia Paints ΔE 15.6 · far
- E Grafite Paints ΔE 20.3 · far
- E Verde Esmeralda Paints ΔE 23.1 · far
- E Azul Marinho Paints ΔE 24.4 · far
- E Vinho Paints ΔE 25.0 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot