Black Brown
Creature · Monument Pro Acryl · MPA-040
#2C282A · L*16.6 a*2.3 b*-0.6
The closest match to Creature Black Brown in every other range, nearest first.
Creature Black Brown is a dark grey. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Paint Chipping Dark Brown Matt at ΔE 0.7. 6 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 Creature Black Brown?
Mr. Paint Chipping Dark Brown Matt is the closest equivalent to Creature Black Brown in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Kimera Kolors Carbon Black (ΔE 1.0) and AK Interactive Nato Black (ΔE 1.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Creature Black Brown?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Hospitallier Black, ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. The full Creature to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Creature Black Brown Shop Mr. Paint Chipping Dark Brown Matt Shop Mr. Paint Mr Paint - Aqua Colors set
Black Brown equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Chipping Dark Brown Matt Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A027 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Extra Dark Rust Mr Paint MRP-361 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Black Brown equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- A Carbon Black Pure Pigments PBK7 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- E Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 PBR 11 Dark ΔE 12.1 · far
Black Brown equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Nato Black AFV AK799 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Nato Black AFV (3rd Gen) AK11360 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Black Brown equivalent in Humbrol
- A Black Satin Aerosol Sprays S85 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics 53 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Black Brown equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Night Scales Metallic Colours Paint Set ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Gravelord Grey Speedpaint Set ΔE 2.6 · very close
Black Brown equivalent in Mission Models
- A Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII MMP-108 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B NATO Black MMP-035 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Black Brown equivalent in Reaper
- A Blackened Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9205 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Besmara Black Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89546 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Black Brown equivalent in Vallejo
- B Hospitallier Black Xpress Color Intense 72.484 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Black Lotus Xpress Color 72.423 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Black Brown equivalent in P3
- B Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Immortal Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Black Brown equivalent in Tom Color
- B Flight Deck Stain TC-0223 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Black Uniform Shadow TC-0234 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Black Brown equivalent in Liquitex
- B Iridescent Black Heavy Body Acrylix 338 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Mars Black Heavy Body Acrylix 276 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Black Brown equivalent in Revell
- B Tar Black Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.9 · close
Black Brown in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FolkArt | #2D2425 | Raw Umber Acrylic Colors | ΔE 3.1 |
| Scale75 | #292929 | Inktense Black Inktensity Range | ΔE 3.2 |
| Citadel | #232324 | Black Legion Contrast | ΔE 3.4 |
| Green Stuff World | #252525 | Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 3.5 |
| Golden | #2C2C2B | Bone Black Fluid | ΔE 3.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #272624 | Pavement Colors | ΔE 4.0 |
| Foundry | #303133 | British Denison Green Shade Paint System | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mr. Hobby | #323232 | MS Red Gundam Color Spray | ΔE 4.3 |
| Warcolours | #262624 | Transparent Black Transparent paints | ΔE 4.5 |
| Tamiya | #333333 | Black Spray | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mig | #323335 | Dunkelgrau Shadow Acrylics | ΔE 4.6 |
| Monument | #1D1E22 | Transparent Black Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3E373E | Dark Flesh Military Range | ΔE 6.2 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Arteza | #3B3A40 | Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 6.4 |
| Italeri | #32393D | Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 19.2 |
Nearest colours inside Creature
- D Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Brown Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 8.4 · similar
- D Purple Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 8.4 · similar
- D Dark Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 8.8 · similar
- D Dark Silver Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 8.9 · similar
- D Coal Black Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 9.1 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot