Basilicanum Grey
Citadel · Contrast
#212121 · L*12.7 a*0.0 b*0.0
The closest match to Citadel Basilicanum Grey in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Basilicanum Grey is a near-black neutral. 15 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Green Stuff World Primer Black at ΔE 0.3. 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 Citadel Basilicanum Grey?
Green Stuff World Primer Black is the closest equivalent to Citadel Basilicanum Grey in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Dark Tone (ΔE 0.6) and Humbrol Black Matt (ΔE 1.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Basilicanum Grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Thick Mud, ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Basilicanum Grey Shop Green Stuff World Primer Black (Gloss Surface)
Basilicanum Grey equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- A Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
Basilicanum Grey equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Dark Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- B Obsidian Pigment Toner Skin Tones Paint Set ΔE 2.1 · very close
Basilicanum Grey equivalent in Humbrol
- A Black Matt Aerosol Sprays S33 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics 53 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Basilicanum Grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color H416 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- C Teerschwarz Mr Color 521 ΔE 4.0 · close
Basilicanum Grey equivalent in Reaper
- A Steel Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9312 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Besmara Black Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89546 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Basilicanum Grey equivalent in Golden
- A Carbon Black Heavy Body 1040 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Mars Black Heavy Body 1200 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Basilicanum Grey equivalent in Mig
- A Satin Black Acrylics AMIG0032 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B One Shot Primer - Black Primers AMIG2023 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Basilicanum Grey equivalent in Scale75
- A Decay Black Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Flat Black Warfront Range ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Basilicanum Grey equivalent in Liquitex
- A Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix 244 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Mars Black Heavy Body Acrylix 276 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Basilicanum Grey equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Satin Black General AK719 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A RLM 72 Air AK2021 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Basilicanum Grey equivalent in Vallejo
- A Black Thick Mud Weathering FX 73.812 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Petrol Spills Weathering FX 73.817 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Basilicanum Grey equivalent in Tom Color
- A Black Uniform Shadow TC-0234 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Nato Black TC-0200 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Basilicanum Grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamiya | #222424 | NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 1.6 |
| FolkArt | #242321 | Licorice Shiny™ | ΔE 1.6 |
| Warcolours | #1E1D1B | Warm Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 1.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #272624 | Pavement Colors | ΔE 2.2 |
| Foundry | #191919 | Blackened Barrel Paint System | ΔE 2.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #212226 | Black Mr Paint | ΔE 2.8 |
| Monument | #18191B | Coal Black Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 2.9 |
| P3 | #2A2524 | Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.6 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 3.6 |
| Revell | #252429 | Tar Black Email Color - Matt | ΔE 3.9 |
| Mission Models | #2E2D2D | NATO Black | ΔE 3.9 |
| Creature | #2C282A | Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 4.5 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 7.7 |
| Italeri | #000000 | Black Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.7 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 8.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 21.1 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- A Black Legion Contrast ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- A Deathshroud Clear Air ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Black Templar Contrast ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Dryad Bark Air ΔE 4.8 · close
- C Corvus Black Air ΔE 4.9 · close
- C Mordant Earth Technical ΔE 4.9 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot