Black Legion
Citadel · Contrast
#232324 · L*13.7 a*0.2 b*-0.7
The closest match to Citadel Black Legion in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Black Legion is a near-black neutral. 10 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Pure Black at ΔE 0.7. 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
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 Citadel Black Legion?
FolkArt Pure Black is the closest equivalent to Citadel Black Legion in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Liquitex Mars Black (ΔE 0.7) and Reaper Steel Wash (ΔE 0.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Black Legion?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Thick Mud, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Black Legion equivalent in FolkArt
- A Pure Black Pure™ Artist Pigment 7112 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Regal Red Metallics 657 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Black Legion equivalent in Liquitex
- A Mars Black Heavy Body Acrylix 276 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix 244 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
Black Legion equivalent in Reaper
- A Steel Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9312 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- A Besmara Black Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89546 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Black Legion equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- A Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Black Legion equivalent in Humbrol
- A Black Matt Aerosol Sprays S33 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics 53 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Black Legion equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Satin Black General AK719 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Nato Black AFV (3rd Gen) AK11360 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Black Legion equivalent in Vallejo
- A Black Thick Mud Weathering FX 73.812 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Petrol Spills Weathering FX 73.817 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Black Legion equivalent in Tom Color
- A Black Uniform Shadow TC-0234 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Flight Deck Stain TC-0223 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Black Legion equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Dark Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Obsidian Pigment Toner Skin Tones Paint Set ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Black Legion equivalent in Tamiya
- A NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat XF-69 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Black Spray TS-14 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Black Legion equivalent in Scale75
- B Inktense Black Inktensity Range ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Decay Black Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 2.3 · very close
Black Legion equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Black Mr Paint MRP-255 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Dark Grey Mig 29 Smt Mr Paint MRP-289 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Black Legion in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hobby | #1F1E1D | RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 2.2 |
| Golden | #222220 | Carbon Black Heavy Body | ΔE 2.3 |
| Apple Barrel | #272624 | Pavement Colors | ΔE 2.3 |
| Mig | #1C1C1C | Satin Black Acrylics | ΔE 2.3 |
| Warcolours | #262624 | Transparent Black Transparent paints | ΔE 2.4 |
| Monument | #1D1E22 | Transparent Black Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 2.6 |
| Revell | #252429 | Tar Black Email Color - Matt | ΔE 3.0 |
| Foundry | #191919 | Blackened Barrel Paint System | ΔE 3.3 |
| Mission Models | #2E2D2D | NATO Black | ΔE 3.3 |
| Creature | #2C282A | Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.4 |
| P3 | #2A2524 | Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 3.6 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 4.5 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.5 |
| Italeri | #2F3739 | Gun Metal Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.4 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 7.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 8.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 20.5 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- A Basilicanum Grey Contrast ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- B Deathshroud Clear Air ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Black Templar Contrast ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Dryad Bark Air ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Corvus Black Air ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Mordant Earth Technical ΔE 5.3 · similar
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