Black Matt
Humbrol · Humbrol Aerosol Sprays · S33
#212021 · L*12.4 a*0.7 b*-0.5
The closest match to Humbrol Black Matt in every other range, nearest first.
Humbrol Black Matt is a near-black neutral. 11 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Black Legion at ΔE 1.1. 4 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 Matt?
Citadel Black Legion is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Black Matt in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Green Stuff World Primer Black (ΔE 1.2) and The Army Painter Dark Tone (ΔE 1.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Humbrol Black Matt?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Petrol Spills, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Humbrol to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Black Matt equivalent in Citadel
- A Black Legion Contrast ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- A Basilicanum Grey Contrast ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Black Matt equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Black Matt equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Dark Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Night Scales Warpaints Air ΔE 2.1 · very close
Black Matt equivalent in FolkArt
- A Pure Black Pure™ Artist Pigment 7112 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Licorice Shiny™ 2715 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Black Matt equivalent in Liquitex
- A Mars Black Heavy Body Acrylix 276 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix 244 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Black Matt equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Nato Black AFV (3rd Gen) AK11360 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Satin Black General AK719 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Black Matt equivalent in Reaper
- A Steel Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9312 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Besmara Black Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89546 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Black Matt equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color H416 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Teerschwarz Mr Color 521 ΔE 5.0 · close
Black Matt equivalent in Vallejo
- A Petrol Spills Weathering FX 73.817 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Black Thick Mud Weathering FX 73.812 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Black Matt equivalent in Mig
- A Satin Black Acrylics AMIG0032 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B One Shot Primer - Black Primers AMIG2023 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Black Matt equivalent in Scale75
- A Decay Black Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- A Flat Black Warfront Range ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Black Matt equivalent in Tom Color
- B Black Uniform Shadow TC-0234 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Night Grey TC-0217 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Black Matt in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Paint | #212226 | Black Mr Paint | ΔE 2.3 |
| Monument | #1D1E22 | Transparent Black Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 2.3 |
| Warcolours | #1E1D1B | Warm Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 2.5 |
| Foundry | #191919 | Blackened Barrel Paint System | ΔE 2.6 |
| Golden | #222220 | Carbon Black Heavy Body | ΔE 2.6 |
| Tamiya | #222424 | NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 2.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #272624 | Pavement Colors | ΔE 2.9 |
| Revell | #252429 | Tar Black Email Color - Matt | ΔE 3.1 |
| P3 | #2A2524 | Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.2 |
| Creature | #2C282A | Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 3.9 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 3.9 |
| Mission Models | #2E2D2D | NATO Black | ΔE 4.2 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 7.6 |
| Italeri | #000000 | Black Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.6 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 8.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 21.4 |
Nearest colours inside Humbrol
- B Black Satin Aerosol Sprays ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Black Acrylics - Satin ΔE 4.7 · close
- D White Matt Aerosol Sprays ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Black Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 7.6 · similar
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