Pure Black (Pure™ Artist Pigment)
FolkArt · Pure™ Artist Pigment · 7112
#232325 · L*13.8 a*0.5 b*-1.3
The closest match to FolkArt Pure Black (Pure™ Artist Pigment) in every other range, nearest first.
FolkArt Pure Black is a near-black neutral. 10 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Liquitex Mars Black at ΔE 0.0. 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 FolkArt Pure Black (Pure™ Artist Pigment)?
Liquitex Mars Black is the closest equivalent to FolkArt Pure Black (Pure™ Artist Pigment) in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Black Legion (ΔE 0.7) and Reaper Steel Wash (ΔE 0.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to FolkArt Pure Black (Pure™ Artist Pigment)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Thick Mud, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full FolkArt to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop FolkArt Pure Black Shop Liquitex Mars Black Shop Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylix set
Pure Black (Pure™ Artist Pigment) equivalent in Liquitex
- A Mars Black Heavy Body Acrylix 276 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix 244 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
Pure Black (Pure™ Artist Pigment) equivalent in Citadel
- A Black Legion Contrast ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Basilicanum Grey Contrast ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Pure Black (Pure™ Artist Pigment) equivalent in Reaper
- A Steel Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9312 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- A Besmara Black Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89546 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Pure Black (Pure™ Artist Pigment) equivalent in Humbrol
- A Black Matt Aerosol Sprays S33 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics 53 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Pure Black (Pure™ Artist Pigment) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Black Mr Paint MRP-255 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Dark Grey Mig 29 Smt Mr Paint MRP-289 ΔE 2.0 · very close
Pure Black (Pure™ Artist Pigment) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Nato Black AFV (3rd Gen) AK11360 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Satin Black General AK719 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Pure Black (Pure™ Artist Pigment) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Pure Black (Pure™ Artist Pigment) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Black Thick Mud Weathering FX 73.812 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Petrol Spills Weathering FX 73.817 ΔE 2.0 · very close
Pure Black (Pure™ Artist Pigment) equivalent in Tom Color
- A Black Uniform Shadow TC-0234 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Flight Deck Stain TC-0223 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Pure Black (Pure™ Artist Pigment) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Gravelord Grey Speedpaint Set ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- A Dark Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Pure Black (Pure™ Artist Pigment) equivalent in Monument
- B Transparent Black Pro Acrylic Paints 053 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Dark Silver Pro Acrylic Paints 030 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Pure Black (Pure™ Artist Pigment) equivalent in Tamiya
- B NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat XF-69 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Black Spray TS-14 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Pure Black in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revell | #252429 | Tar Black Email Color - Matt | ΔE 2.3 |
| Scale75 | #292929 | Inktense Black Inktensity Range | ΔE 2.4 |
| Mr. Hobby | #1F1E1D | RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 2.7 |
| Mig | #1C1C1C | Satin Black Acrylics | ΔE 2.7 |
| Golden | #222627 | Hookers Green Hue Heavy Body | ΔE 3.0 |
| Apple Barrel | #272624 | Pavement Colors | ΔE 3.0 |
| Warcolours | #262624 | Transparent Black Transparent paints | ΔE 3.1 |
| Mission Models | #2A2B30 | Pearl Deep Black | ΔE 3.2 |
| Creature | #2C282A | Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 3.3 |
| Foundry | #191919 | Blackened Barrel Paint System | ΔE 3.5 |
| P3 | #2A2524 | Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.6 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.2 |
| Italeri | #2F3739 | Gun Metal Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.5 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 7.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 8.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 20.4 |
Nearest colours inside FolkArt
- A Regal Red Metallics ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Licorice Shiny™ ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Black Watercolor Acrylic Paint™ ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Skyline Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Gilded Oak Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Cocoa Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.7 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot