Charcoal Black Light
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 34C
#595856 · L*37.4 a*-0.0 b*1.3
The closest match to Foundry Charcoal Black Light in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Charcoal Black Light is a mid grey. 8 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Classic French Gray 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
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 Foundry Charcoal Black Light?
FolkArt Classic French Gray is the closest equivalent to Foundry Charcoal Black Light in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo US Loam (ΔE 1.0) and The Army Painter Broadsword Silver (ΔE 1.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Charcoal Black Light?
The nearest Vallejo paint is US Loam, ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Charcoal Black Light equivalent in FolkArt
- A Classic French Gray Acrylic Colors 6472 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- B Pewter Metallics 99232 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Charcoal Black Light equivalent in Vallejo
- A US Loam Model Air 71.292 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- A Violet Grey Model Color 70.773 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
Charcoal Black Light equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Broadsword Silver Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Gun Metal Warpaints Air ΔE 2.1 · very close
Charcoal Black Light equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Slate Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Atramentum Black Wash Ink ΔE 2.8 · very close
Charcoal Black Light equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Rough Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H345 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Japanese Navalrsenal Color Sasebo Mr Color Spray SJ02 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Charcoal Black Light equivalent in Revell
- A Olive Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- D Greenish Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.0 · similar
Charcoal Black Light equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Rlm 74 Air (3rd Gen) AK11825 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- A RLM 74 Real Colors - WWII RC278 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Charcoal Black Light equivalent in Acrilex
- A Grafite Paints 530 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Sépia Paints 551 ΔE 8.5 · similar
Charcoal Black Light equivalent in P3
- B Boiler Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- D Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Charcoal Black Light equivalent in Tom Color
- B Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Light TC-0195 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Tire Black Highlight TC-0268 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Charcoal Black Light equivalent in Humbrol
- B Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt 27 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Primer Acrylics - Matt 1 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Charcoal Black Light equivalent in Monument
- B Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints 075 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Warm Grey Pro Acrylic Paints 074 ΔE 5.0 · close
Charcoal Black Light in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #585B5B | Flat Rubber Acrylic Paint | ΔE 2.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #5A5B56 | Steel Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 2.5 |
| Scale75 | #57585A | Dunkelgrau Gray Warfront Range | ΔE 2.5 |
| Duncan | #5C5E5F | Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 | ΔE 3.0 |
| Mig | #505050 | Neutral Wash Washes | ΔE 3.1 |
| Mission Models | #4F4F4F | Cold Rolled Steel | ΔE 3.4 |
| Reaper | #64615C | Shadowed Stone Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.8 |
| Tamiya | #4D4E4D | Gun metal Lacquer Paint | ΔE 3.8 |
| Warcolours | #4C4C4C | Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | ΔE 4.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 4.7 |
| Golden | #4A4A48 | N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 5.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #55584F | Dark Earth Military Range | ΔE 5.0 |
| Citadel | #484B4E | Eshin Grey Layer | ΔE 5.8 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.0 |
| Apple Barrel | #464742 | Dark Gray Gloss™ | ΔE 6.6 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.8 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #54483C | Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 8.7 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- B American Green Shade Paint System ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Dark African Flesh Shade Paint System ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Soviet Winter Green Shade Paint System ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Soviet Winter Green Paint System ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Gun Metal Shade Paint System ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Slate Grey Paint System ΔE 5.5 · similar
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