Black Gloss
Humbrol · Humbrol Aerosol Sprays · S21
#000000 · L*0.0 a*0.0 b*0.0
The closest match to Humbrol Black Gloss in every other range, nearest first.
Humbrol Black Gloss is a near-black neutral. 22 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Flat Black, RAL 9005 at ΔE 0.0. 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
What is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Black Gloss?
AK Interactive Flat Black, RAL 9005 is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Black Gloss in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Abaddon Black (ΔE 0.0) and Coat d'Arms Black (ΔE 0.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Humbrol Black Gloss?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black, ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Humbrol to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Humbrol Black Gloss Shop AK Interactive Flat Black, RAL 9005
Black Gloss equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Flat Black, RAL 9005 Real Colors - Modern RC001 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Pure Black -84- Figures AK3084 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
Black Gloss equivalent in Citadel
- A Abaddon Black Air ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Badab Black Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
Black Gloss equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- A Black Military Range 102 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Super Wash Black Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 169 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
Black Gloss equivalent in Foundry
- A Charcoal Black Shade Paint System 34A ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Blackened Barrel Shade Paint System 105A ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
Black Gloss equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Black Stallion Acrylic Colors ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- D Primer Black Matt Surface ΔE 5.5 · similar
Black Gloss equivalent in Italeri
- A Black Acrylic Paint 4695AP ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- E Gun Metal Acrylic Paint 4681AP ΔE 14.9 · far
Black Gloss equivalent in Mig
- A Washable Black Acrylics AMIG0104 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- B Black Wash Washes AMIG1011 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Black Gloss equivalent in Mission Models
- A Black MMP-047 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Black Primer Primer MMS-001 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
Black Gloss equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Black Acrysion N2 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Cowling Color Mr Color 125 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
Black Gloss equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Black Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A001 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Black/Basic Black Mr Paint MRP-005 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
Black Gloss equivalent in P3
- A Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- D Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.9 · similar
Black Gloss equivalent in Reaper
- A Brush-On Black Primer Master Series Paints Core Colors Primer 9214 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Pure Black Master Series Paints Core Colors 9037 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
Black Gloss in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale75 | #000000 | Dark Stains Soil Works | ΔE 0.0 |
| Tamiya | #000000 | Black Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 0.0 |
| The Army Painter | #000000 | Matt Black Warpaints | ΔE 0.0 |
| Tom Color | #000000 | Preto | ΔE 0.0 |
| Vallejo | #000000 | Black Game Air | ΔE 0.0 |
| Warcolours | #000000 | Black Inks for Shading and Glazing | ΔE 0.0 |
| Apple Barrel | #010101 | Black Colors | ΔE 0.2 |
| FolkArt | #000002 | Look At Me Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 0.8 |
| Monument | #080505 | Black Wash Pro Acrylic Wash | ΔE 1.5 |
| Creature | #0B0B0B | Coal Black Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 1.8 |
| Golden | #171512 | Carbon Black Fluid | ΔE 4.6 |
| Revell | #141519 | Black Email Color - Silk | ΔE 4.9 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 6.8 |
| Liquitex | #222325 | Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 11.3 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 15.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 28.5 |
Nearest colours inside Humbrol
- A Black Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- C Black Acrylics - Satin ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Black Matt Aerosol Sprays ΔE 7.6 · similar
- D Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin ΔE 8.4 · similar
- D Black Satin Aerosol Sprays ΔE 9.7 · similar
- E Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 10.5 · far
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