Mars Black
Golden · Heavy Body · 1200
#272725 · L*15.6 a*-0.5 b*1.3
The closest match to Golden Mars Black in every other range, nearest first.
Golden Mars Black is a dark grey. 10 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Warcolours Transparent Black at ΔE 0.3. 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 Golden Mars Black?
Warcolours Transparent Black is the closest equivalent to Golden Mars Black in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Black (ΔE 0.7) and Apple Barrel Pavement (ΔE 0.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Golden Mars Black?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Thick Mud, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Golden to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Golden Mars Black Shop Warcolours Transparent Black Shop Warcolours Transparent paints set
Mars Black equivalent in Warcolours
- A Transparent Black Transparent paints ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- B Warm Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 3.2 · very close
Mars Black equivalent in FolkArt
- A Black Watercolor Acrylic Paint™ 18128 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Gilded Oak Acrylic Colors 2495 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Mars Black equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Pavement Colors 21490 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- C Camouflage Colors 21344 ΔE 3.8 · close
Mars Black equivalent in Tom Color
- A Black Uniform Shadow TC-0234 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Nato Black TC-0200 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Mars Black equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Satin Black General AK719 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Amt-12 Dark Grey Air AK2246 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Mars Black equivalent in Vallejo
- A Black Thick Mud Weathering FX 73.812 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B German Grey Model Color 70.995 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Mars Black equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 2.6 · very close
Mars Black equivalent in Scale75
- A Inktense Black Inktensity Range ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Black Scale Color Range ΔE 2.2 · very close
Mars Black equivalent in Humbrol
- A Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics 53 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Black Matt Aerosol Sprays S33 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Mars Black equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Death Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Abyssal Black D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.3 · very close
Mars Black equivalent in Tamiya
- B NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat XF-69 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- C Black Spray TS-14 ΔE 4.1 · close
Mars Black equivalent in Citadel
- B Basilicanum Grey Contrast ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Black Legion Contrast ΔE 2.5 · very close
Mars Black in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Models | #2E2D2D | NATO Black | ΔE 2.7 |
| Monument | #2C2D28 | Black Brown Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 2.8 |
| Reaper | #282421 | Stone Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash | ΔE 2.8 |
| Mr. Hobby | #1F1E1D | RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 3.0 |
| Liquitex | #222325 | Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.1 |
| Mig | #1C1C1C | Satin Black Acrylics | ΔE 3.7 |
| Creature | #292D2F | Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.7 |
| P3 | #2A2524 | Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.7 |
| Foundry | #323232 | Blackened Barrel Light Paint System | ΔE 3.8 |
| Mr. Paint | #2C2829 | Chipping Dark Brown Matt Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 4.0 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 4.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 4.7 |
| Revell | #252429 | Tar Black Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.3 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 6.2 |
| Italeri | #2F3739 | Gun Metal Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.6 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3B413F | Angel Green Fantasy Range | ΔE 8.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 19.5 |
Nearest colours inside Golden
- A Bone Black OPEN Acrylics ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Carbon Black Heavy Body ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Bone Black Fluid ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Hookers Green Hue Heavy Body ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Raw Umber Heavy Body ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Jenkins Green Heavy Body ΔE 3.9 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot