Chaos Black (Foundation (discontinued))
Citadel · Foundation (discontinued)
#001522 · L*5.9 a*-2.6 b*-11.3
The closest match to Citadel Chaos Black (Foundation (discontinued)) in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Chaos Black is a very dark, muted blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Reaper Blue Liner at ΔE 1.2. 22 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 Chaos Black (Foundation (discontinued))?
Reaper Blue Liner is the closest equivalent to Citadel Chaos Black (Foundation (discontinued)) in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Strong Dark Blue (ΔE 1.7) and Tom Color Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Shadow (ΔE 2.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Chaos Black (Foundation (discontinued))?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Abyssal Turquoise, ΔE 5.5 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Chaos Black (Foundation (discontinued)) equivalent in Reaper
- A Blue Liner Master Series Paints Core Colors 9066 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Black Ink Master Series Paints Core Colors 9208 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Chaos Black (Foundation (discontinued)) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Strong Dark Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11187 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Night Blue Ink (3rd Gen) AK11228 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Chaos Black (Foundation (discontinued)) equivalent in Tom Color
- B Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Shadow TC-0046 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Night Blue TC-0114 ΔE 4.7 · close
Chaos Black (Foundation (discontinued)) equivalent in Monument
- B Ben Komets Dark Sea Ben Pro Signature Series S13 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Transparent Black Pro Acrylic Paints 053 ΔE 8.3 · similar
Chaos Black (Foundation (discontinued)) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Ford Gt Med. Royal Blue Mr Paint - Car MRP-C006 ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Sea Blue FS15042 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A088 ΔE 4.6 · close
Chaos Black (Foundation (discontinued)) equivalent in Creature
- C Dark Blue Monument Pro Acryl MPA-034 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Dark Silver Monument Pro Acryl MPA-030 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Chaos Black (Foundation (discontinued)) equivalent in Tamiya
- C Dark mica blue Spray TS-64 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Deep metallic blue Spray TS-53 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Chaos Black (Foundation (discontinued)) equivalent in Mig
- C Crystal Black Blue Acrylics AMIG0099 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Blue Wash For Panzer Grey Washes AMIG1006 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Chaos Black (Foundation (discontinued)) equivalent in FolkArt
- D Navy Blue Acrylic Colors 403 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Indigo Night Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 99239 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Chaos Black (Foundation (discontinued)) equivalent in Vallejo
- D Abyssal Turquoise Game Air 76.120 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Petrol Spills (Gloss) Mecha Color 69.817 ΔE 7.4 · similar
Chaos Black (Foundation (discontinued)) equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Dark Blue Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Oil Stains Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 6.9 · similar
Chaos Black (Foundation (discontinued)) equivalent in Scale75
- D Remove Mana Instant Colors Range ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Primer Surface Black Primers ΔE 6.5 · similar
Chaos Black in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden | #002239 | Turquoise (Phthalo) Fluid | ΔE 5.8 |
| Foundry | #080F15 | Prussian Blue Shade Paint System | ΔE 5.8 |
| Liquitex | #192734 | Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #191F2B | English Navy Colors | ΔE 6.1 |
| Mission Models | #0E1116 | Worn Black Grey Tires / Camo | ΔE 6.7 |
| Revell | #141519 | Black Email Color - Silk | ΔE 7.5 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.0 |
| Mr. Hobby | #000011 | MS Light Blue Gundam Color Spray | ΔE 8.4 |
| Warcolours | #191919 | Cool Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 9.6 |
| Green Stuff World | #1A1A1A | Primer Black Matt Surface | ΔE 9.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 10.1 |
| Humbrol | #000000 | Black Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 10.1 |
| Italeri | #000000 | Black Acrylic Paint | ΔE 10.1 |
| P3 | #000000 | Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 10.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 12.7 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 13.1 |
| Duncan | #34444C | Oxidation Green Wave 3 | ΔE 15.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 26.1 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- D Leviadon Blue Contrast ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Dark Angels Green Contrast ΔE 9.3 · similar
- D Black Templar Contrast ΔE 9.5 · similar
- E Abaddon Black Air ΔE 10.1 · far
- E Badab Black Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 10.1 · far
- E Black Ink Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 10.1 · far
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