Equipment Black Shade
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 101A
#2A2E39 · L*19.0 a*1.2 b*-7.6
The closest match to Foundry Equipment Black Shade in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Equipment Black Shade is a very dark, muted blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Payne's Gray at ΔE 0.6. 13 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 Equipment Black Shade?
Golden Payne's Gray is the closest equivalent to Foundry Equipment Black Shade in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Dark Sea Blue (ΔE 1.2) and Mig RLM 66 Schwartzgrau (ΔE 1.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Equipment Black Shade?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Sea Blue, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry Equipment Black Shade Shop Golden Payne's Gray (Heavy Body) Shop Golden Heavy Body set
Equipment Black Shade equivalent in Golden
- A Payne's Gray Heavy Body 1240 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- C Payne's Gray OPEN Acrylics 7240 ΔE 3.6 · close
Equipment Black Shade equivalent in Vallejo
- A Dark Sea Blue Model Color 70.898 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Glossy Sea Blue Model Air 71.300 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Equipment Black Shade equivalent in Mig
- A RLM 66 Schwartzgrau Acrylics AMIG0218 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A RAL 7021 Dunkelgrau Acrylics AMIG0008 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Equipment Black Shade equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Occultist Cloak Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- D Dark Blue Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 5.2 · similar
Equipment Black Shade equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Tank Grey RAL 7021 Mr Paint MRP-034 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Tyre-rubber Matt Mr Paint MRP-173 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Equipment Black Shade equivalent in Scale75
- B Necro Grey Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Abyssal Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 3.6 · close
Equipment Black Shade equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Russian Blue Lights Figures (3rd Gen) AK11431 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Oxford Standard (3rd Gen) AK11188 ΔE 3.7 · close
Equipment Black Shade equivalent in Reaper
- B Coal Black Master Series Paints Core Colors 9693 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Besmara Black Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89546 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Equipment Black Shade equivalent in Revell
- B Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Tar Black Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.9 · close
Equipment Black Shade equivalent in Mission Models
- C Pearl Deep Black MMP-150 ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Pearl Deep Charcoal MMP-146 ΔE 4.8 · close
Equipment Black Shade equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Steel Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Bluegrey Dusk Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.6 · similar
Equipment Black Shade equivalent in Warcolours
- C Blue Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Metallic Black Metallic paints ΔE 7.2 · similar
Equipment Black Shade in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FolkArt | #313439 | Payne Gray Pure™ Artist Pigment | ΔE 4.0 |
| Apple Barrel | #1D2333 | Black Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.4 |
| Monument | #2D3844 | Vince Venturella Payne's Grey Pro Signature Series | ΔE 4.5 |
| Tom Color | #303A46 | RAL 5008 Graublau | ΔE 4.6 |
| Mr. Hobby | #282737 | German Gray Mr Color Modulation Set | ΔE 4.9 |
| Liquitex | #192734 | Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.1 |
| Arteza | #3B3A40 | Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 5.6 |
| Creature | #292D2F | Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.8 |
| Italeri | #32393D | Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.3 |
| Humbrol | #323232 | White Matt Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 6.8 |
| Tamiya | #2E3B43 | Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 6.8 |
| Citadel | #232324 | Black Legion Contrast | ΔE 6.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3E373E | Dark Flesh Military Range | ΔE 7.1 |
| P3 | #2A2524 | Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 8.4 |
| Duncan | #434142 | Death Reaper Wave 1 | ΔE 8.9 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 11.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 17.7 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- C American Olive Green Shade Paint System ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Equipment Black Paint System ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Union Blue Shade Paint System ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D British Denison Green Shade Paint System ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D French Blue Shade Paint System ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Blackened Barrel Light Paint System ΔE 6.8 · similar
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