Mars Black
Arteza · Acrylic Premium Paints · A005
#131318 · L*6.1 a*1.2 b*-3.3
The closest match to Arteza Mars Black in every other range, nearest first.
Arteza Mars Black is a near-black neutral. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Revell Black at ΔE 1.0. 4 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 Arteza Mars Black?
Revell Black is the closest equivalent to Arteza Mars Black in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Prussian Blue (ΔE 1.2) and Scale75 Primer Surface Black (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Arteza Mars Black?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Wash, ΔE 3.2 — a very close substitute. The full Arteza to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Arteza Mars Black Shop Revell Black (Email Color - Silk) Shop Revell Email Color - Silk set
Mars Black equivalent in Revell
- A Black Email Color - Silk ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- A Black Email Color - Gloss ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Mars Black equivalent in FolkArt
- A Prussian Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 6360 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Midnight Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2984 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Mars Black equivalent in Scale75
- A Primer Surface Black Primers ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Art Black Artist Range ΔE 3.5 · close
Mars Black equivalent in Mission Models
- A Worn Black Grey Tires / Camo MMP-105 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Black MMP-047 ΔE 5.0 · close
Mars Black equivalent in Reaper
- B Worn Navy Master Series Paints Core Colors 9229 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Noir Black Master Series Paints Core Colors 9289 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Mars Black equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B German Gray Shadow Mr Color Modulation Set CMC09 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Russianircraft Blueii Mr Color 393 ΔE 4.7 · close
Mars Black equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B IJNAF Q1 Cowling Color Mr Paint MRP-432 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Dark Aluminium Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A014 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Mars Black equivalent in Monument
- B Coal Black Pro Acrylic Paints 002 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B PRIME Black Pro Acrylic Primer 002P ΔE 2.7 · very close
Mars Black equivalent in Creature
- B Black Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-053 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Dark Silver Monument Pro Acryl MPA-030 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Mars Black equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Russian Blue Base Figures (3rd Gen) AK11432 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Amt-7 (a-26m) Black Air AK2243 ΔE 4.0 · close
Mars Black equivalent in Vallejo
- B Black Wash Game Color Wash 73.301 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Petrol Spills (Gloss) Mecha Color 69.817 ΔE 3.6 · close
Mars Black equivalent in Foundry
- B Prussian Blue Shade Paint System 66A ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Blackened Barrel Paint System 105B ΔE 3.8 · close
Mars Black in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Army Painter | #0C060E | Dark Tone Quickshade Washes Set | ΔE 3.2 |
| Citadel | #171314 | Corvus Black Air | ΔE 3.3 |
| Mig | #131313 | Matt Black Acrylics | ΔE 3.4 |
| Tom Color | #0E0E0E | Rlm 83 | ΔE 3.7 |
| Warcolours | #191919 | Cool Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 3.8 |
| Green Stuff World | #1A1A1A | Primer Black Matt Surface | ΔE 4.0 |
| Humbrol | #212021 | Black Matt Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 4.7 |
| Liquitex | #201B22 | Indigo Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #0A0907 | Black Gloss™ | ΔE 4.7 |
| Tamiya | #040000 | Black Lacquer Paint | ΔE 4.8 |
| Golden | #191E21 | Jenkins Green OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 4.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 5.0 |
| Italeri | #000000 | Black Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.0 |
| P3 | #000000 | Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.0 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.6 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 13.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 25.2 |
Nearest colours inside Arteza
- E Vandyke Brown Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 10.8 · far
- E Mars Brown Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 12.0 · far
- E Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 12.4 · far
- E Raw Umber Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 13.7 · far
- E Prussian Blue Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 17.8 · far
- E Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 18.1 · far
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