Paint Equivalents

Black (Colors)

Apple Barrel · Colors · 20504

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The closest match to Apple Barrel Black (Colors) in every other range, nearest first.

Apple Barrel Black is a near-black neutral. 22 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry Blackened Barrel Shade 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 Apple Barrel Black (Colors)?

Foundry Blackened Barrel Shade is the closest equivalent to Apple Barrel Black (Colors) in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Black (ΔE 0.0) and AK Interactive Flat Black, RAL 9005 (ΔE 0.2).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Apple Barrel Black (Colors)?

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

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Black (Colors) equivalent in Foundry

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

Full Apple Barrel → Foundry conversion chart

Black (Colors) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Black Game Air 72.751 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black Game Air 76.051 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable

Full Apple Barrel → Vallejo conversion chart

Black (Colors) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Flat Black, RAL 9005 Real Colors - Modern RC001 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. A Pure Black -84- Figures AK3084 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable

Full Apple Barrel → AK Interactive conversion chart

Black (Colors) equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Abaddon Black Air ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. A Badab Black Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable

Full Apple Barrel → Citadel conversion chart

Black (Colors) equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. A Black Military Range 102 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. A Super Wash Black Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 169 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable

Full Apple Barrel → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Black (Colors) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Black Stallion Acrylic Colors ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. D Primer Black Matt Surface ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full Apple Barrel → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Black (Colors) equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Black Acrylics - Gloss 21 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black Gloss Aerosol Sprays S21 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable

Full Apple Barrel → Humbrol conversion chart

Black (Colors) equivalent in Italeri

  1. A Black Acrylic Paint 4695AP ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. E Gun Metal Acrylic Paint 4681AP ΔE 14.7 · far

Full Apple Barrel → Italeri conversion chart

Black (Colors) equivalent in Mig

  1. A Washable Black Acrylics AMIG0104 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. B Black Wash Washes AMIG1011 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Apple Barrel → Mig conversion chart

Black (Colors) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Black MMP-047 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black Primer Primer MMS-001 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable

Full Apple Barrel → Mission Models conversion chart

Black (Colors) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Black Acrysion N2 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. A Cowling Color Mr Color 125 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable

Full Apple Barrel → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Black (Colors) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Black Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A001 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black/Basic Black Mr Paint MRP-005 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable

Full Apple Barrel → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Black in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
P3 #000000 Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 0.2
Reaper #000000 Brush-On Black Primer Master Series Paints Core Colors Primer ΔE 0.2
Scale75 #000000 Dark Stains Soil Works ΔE 0.2
Tamiya #000000 Black Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 0.2
The Army Painter #000000 Matt Black Warpaints ΔE 0.2
Tom Color #000000 Preto ΔE 0.2
Warcolours #000000 Black Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 0.2
FolkArt #000002 Look At Me Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 0.9
Monument #080505 Black Wash Pro Acrylic Wash ΔE 1.4
Creature #0B0B0B Coal Black Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 1.6
Golden #171512 Carbon Black Fluid ΔE 4.4
Revell #141519 Black Email Color - Silk ΔE 4.8
Arteza #131318 Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 4.8
Acrilex #1E1B17 Preto Paints ΔE 6.6
Liquitex #222325 Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 8.3
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black Pure Pigments ΔE 11.1
Duncan #3C3936 Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 15.5
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 28.4

Nearest colours inside Apple Barrel

  1. A Black Gloss™ ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. A Jet Black Colors ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  3. D Camouflage Colors ΔE 5.8 · similar
  4. D Pavement Colors ΔE 9.3 · similar
  5. E English Navy Colors ΔE 10.2 · far
  6. E Melted Chocolate Colors ΔE 10.4 · far

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