Black
Golden · SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors · 6745
#1F2420 · L*13.6 a*-3.3 b*1.9
The closest match to Golden Black in every other range, nearest first.
Golden Black is a near-black neutral. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: The Army Painter Unforgiven Green, ΔE 1.9. 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
What is the closest equivalent to Golden Black?
The Army Painter Unforgiven Green is the closest equivalent to Golden Black in any other range, at ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color Nato Black (ΔE 2.3) and AK Interactive Ral 7021 Dunkelgrau (ΔE 2.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Golden Black?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Thick Mud, ΔE 4.8 — a close substitute. The full Golden to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Golden Black Shop The Army Painter Unforgiven Green Shop The Army Painter Warpaints Air set
Black equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Unforgiven Green Warpaints Air ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Matt Black Warpaints Air ΔE 4.0 · close
Black equivalent in Tom Color
- B Nato Black TC-0200 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Amt-6 TC-0178 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Black equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Ral 7021 Dunkelgrau AFV (3rd Gen) AK11316 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B RLM 70 Air AK2005 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Black equivalent in Scale75
- B Shadow Black Instant Colors Range ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Inktense Black Inktensity Range ΔE 5.1 · similar
Black equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Olive Drab Shadow Mr Color Modulation Set CMC03 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Teerschwarz Mr Color 521 ΔE 3.7 · close
Black equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Amt-6 Black Mr Paint MRP-017 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Dark Olive Green 328 Mr Paint MRP-218 ΔE 5.0 · close
Black equivalent in Tamiya
- C NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat XF-69 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Black Spray TS-14 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Black equivalent in FolkArt
- C Skyline Acrylic Colors 2499 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Licorice Shiny™ 2715 ΔE 4.4 · close
Black equivalent in Humbrol
- C Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin S163 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics 53 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Black equivalent in Warcolours
- C Transparent Black Transparent paints ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Warm Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 4.8 · close
Black equivalent in Mission Models
- C US Dark Green FS 34079 MMP-058 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Anthrazitgrau RAL 7016 (Anthracite Grey) MMP-140 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Black equivalent in Monument
- C Black Brown Pro Acrylic Paints 040 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Dark Silver Pro Acrylic Paints 030 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Black in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mig | #131E18 | Crystal Smoke Acrylics | ΔE 4.4 |
| Citadel | #2B2A24 | Dryad Bark Air | ΔE 4.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #1B1B19 | Camouflage Colors | ΔE 4.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #252525 | Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 4.8 |
| Vallejo | #262626 | Black Thick Mud Weathering FX | ΔE 4.8 |
| Foundry | #1E2A20 | Russian Green Shade Paint System | ΔE 5.4 |
| Creature | #292D2F | Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.4 |
| Liquitex | #222325 | Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.5 |
| Reaper | #212224 | Steel Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash | ΔE 5.5 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 5.9 |
| P3 | #2A271A | Blindwater Green Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.8 |
| Italeri | #2D3122 | Dark Slate Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.0 |
| Revell | #17181C | Black Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 7.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.3 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 9.0 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 9.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3B413F | Angel Green Fantasy Range | ΔE 9.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 21.1 |
Nearest colours inside Golden
- B Jenkins Green Heavy Body ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Carbon Black Heavy Body ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Hookers Green Hue Heavy Body ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Payne's Gray SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Mars Black Heavy Body ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Bone Black OPEN Acrylics ΔE 4.4 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot