Paint Equivalents

Flat Black, RAL 9005

AK Interactive · Real Colors - Modern · RC001

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The closest match to AK Interactive Flat Black, RAL 9005 in every other range, nearest first.

AK Interactive Flat Black, RAL 9005 is a near-black neutral. 22 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Abaddon Black at ΔE 0.0. 5 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

What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Flat Black, RAL 9005?

Citadel Abaddon Black is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Flat Black, RAL 9005 in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Coat d'Arms Black (ΔE 0.0) and Foundry Charcoal Black Shade (ΔE 0.0).

What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Flat Black, RAL 9005?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Black, ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Flat Black, RAL 9005 equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Abaddon Black Air ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Badab Black Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

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Flat Black, RAL 9005 equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. A Black Military Range 102 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Super Wash Black Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 169 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

Full AK Interactive → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Flat Black, RAL 9005 equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Charcoal Black Shade Paint System 34A ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Blackened Barrel Shade Paint System 105A ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable

Full AK Interactive → Foundry conversion chart

Flat Black, RAL 9005 equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Black Stallion Acrylic Colors ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. D Primer Black Matt Surface ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Flat Black, RAL 9005 equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Black Acrylics - Gloss 21 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black Gloss Aerosol Sprays S21 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

Full AK Interactive → Humbrol conversion chart

Flat Black, RAL 9005 equivalent in Italeri

  1. A Black Acrylic Paint 4695AP ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. E Gun Metal Acrylic Paint 4681AP ΔE 14.9 · far

Full AK Interactive → Italeri conversion chart

Flat Black, RAL 9005 equivalent in Mig

  1. A Washable Black Acrylics AMIG0104 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. B Black Wash Washes AMIG1011 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Mig conversion chart

Flat Black, RAL 9005 equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Black MMP-047 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black Primer Primer MMS-001 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

Full AK Interactive → Mission Models conversion chart

Flat Black, RAL 9005 equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Black Acrysion N2 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Cowling Color Mr Color 125 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Flat Black, RAL 9005 equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Black Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A001 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black/Basic Black Mr Paint MRP-005 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Flat Black, RAL 9005 equivalent in P3

  1. A Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. D Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.9 · similar

Full AK Interactive → P3 conversion chart

Flat Black, RAL 9005 equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Brush-On Black Primer Master Series Paints Core Colors Primer 9214 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Pure Black Master Series Paints Core Colors 9037 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

Full AK Interactive → Reaper conversion chart

Flat Black, RAL 9005 in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Scale75 #000000 Dark Stains Soil Works ΔE 0.0
Tamiya #000000 Black Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 0.0
The Army Painter #000000 Matt Black Warpaints ΔE 0.0
Tom Color #000000 Preto ΔE 0.0
Vallejo #000000 Black Game Air ΔE 0.0
Warcolours #000000 Black Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 0.0
Apple Barrel #010101 Black Colors ΔE 0.2
FolkArt #000002 Look At Me Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 0.8
Monument #080505 Black Wash Pro Acrylic Wash ΔE 1.5
Creature #0B0B0B Coal Black Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 1.8
Golden #171512 Carbon Black Fluid ΔE 4.6
Revell #141519 Black Email Color - Silk ΔE 4.9
Arteza #131318 Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 5.0
Acrilex #1E1B17 Preto Paints ΔE 6.8
Liquitex #222325 Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 8.4
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black Pure Pigments ΔE 11.3
Duncan #3C3936 Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 15.6
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 28.5

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. A Pure Black -84- Figures ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Amt-7 (a-26m) Black Air ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  3. B Black Uniform Base Figures (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.9 · very close
  4. C Carbon Black Ink (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.4 · close
  5. C Q1 Anti-glare Blue-blacl Air ΔE 4.8 · close
  6. D Black 6rp Real Colors - AFV ΔE 5.0 · similar

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