Carbon Black (Fluid)
Golden · Fluid / High Flow · 2040
#171512 · L*6.9 a*0.3 b*2.1
The closest match to Golden Carbon Black (Fluid) in every other range, nearest first.
Golden Carbon Black is a near-black neutral. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Grim Black at ΔE 1.0. 5 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
This colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots
What is the closest equivalent to Golden Carbon Black (Fluid)?
The Army Painter Grim Black is the closest equivalent to Golden Carbon Black (Fluid) in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Humbrol Black (ΔE 1.4) and Mig Dark Wash (ΔE 1.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Golden Carbon Black (Fluid)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Wash, ΔE 3.1 — a very close substitute. The full Golden to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Carbon Black (Fluid) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Grim Black Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- B Grim Black Speedpaint Set ΔE 2.1 · very close
Carbon Black (Fluid) equivalent in Humbrol
- A Black Acrylics - Satin 85 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Black Matt Aerosol Sprays S33 ΔE 4.3 · close
Carbon Black (Fluid) equivalent in Mig
- A Dark Wash Washes AMIG1008 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Matt Black Acrylics AMIG0046 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Carbon Black (Fluid) equivalent in Scale75
- A Black Ink Artist Range ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Art Black Artist Range ΔE 2.5 · very close
Carbon Black (Fluid) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Black 6rp Real Colors - AFV RC071 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- A Black Uniform Base Figures (3rd Gen) AK11407 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Carbon Black (Fluid) equivalent in Reaper
- B Noir Black Master Series Paints Core Colors 9289 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Adamantium Black Master Series Paints Core Colors 9124 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Carbon Black (Fluid) equivalent in Monument
- B AdeptiCon Spray-Team Satin Black Pro Acrylic Primer S39 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Black Wash Pro Acrylic Wash 200 ΔE 3.7 · close
Carbon Black (Fluid) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Dark Aluminium Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A014 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Gun Metal Mr Paint MRP-149 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Carbon Black (Fluid) equivalent in Citadel
- B Black Templar Contrast ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Deathshroud Clear Air ΔE 2.6 · very close
Carbon Black (Fluid) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Camouflage Colors 21344 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Black Gloss™ 20662 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Carbon Black (Fluid) equivalent in Acrilex
- B Preto Paints 520 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- E Rústico Paints 896 ΔE 16.1 · far
Carbon Black (Fluid) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Cocoa Acrylic Colors 6498 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Sequin Black Metallics 661 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Carbon Black in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry | #191919 | Blackened Barrel Paint System | ΔE 2.4 |
| Warcolours | #191919 | Cool Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 2.4 |
| Green Stuff World | #1A1A1A | Primer Black Matt Surface | ΔE 2.5 |
| Tom Color | #0E0E0E | Rlm 83 | ΔE 2.7 |
| Mr. Hobby | #1F1E1D | RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 3.0 |
| Vallejo | #0E0D0E | Black Wash Game Color Wash | ΔE 3.1 |
| Creature | #0B0B0B | Coal Black Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.1 |
| Tamiya | #040000 | Black Lacquer Paint | ΔE 4.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 4.6 |
| Italeri | #000000 | Black Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.6 |
| Mission Models | #000000 | Black | ΔE 4.6 |
| P3 | #000000 | Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.6 |
| Revell | #141519 | Black Email Color - Silk | ΔE 4.8 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.3 |
| Liquitex | #232325 | Mars Black Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.0 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 11.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 24.9 |
Nearest colours inside Golden
- C Carbon Black Heavy Body ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Payne's Gray SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Mars Black Heavy Body ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Jenkins Green OPEN Acrylics ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Bone Black OPEN Acrylics ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Black SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.4 · similar
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