Paint Equivalents

Carbon Black

Kimera Kolors · Kimera Kolors Pure Pigments · PBK7

#2D2A2D · L*17.5 a*2.1 b*-1.5

The closest match to Kimera Kolors Carbon Black in every other range, nearest first.

Kimera Kolors Carbon Black is a dark grey. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mission Models Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII at ΔE 0.9. 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 Kimera Kolors Carbon Black?

Mission Models Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII is the closest equivalent to Kimera Kolors Carbon Black in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Creature Black Brown (ΔE 1.0) and AK Interactive Nato Black (ΔE 1.4).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Kimera Kolors Carbon Black?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Hospitallier Black, ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Kimera Kolors to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Kimera Kolors Carbon Black Shop Mission Models Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII

Carbon Black equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII MMP-108 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. B Pearl Deep Black MMP-150 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Carbon Black equivalent in Creature

  1. A Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl MPA-040 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. C Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl MPA-044 ΔE 4.9 · close

Carbon Black equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Nato Black AFV AK799 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Nato Black AFV (3rd Gen) AK11360 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Carbon Black equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Night Scales Metallic Colours Paint Set ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Gravelord Grey Speedpaint Set ΔE 2.3 · very close

Carbon Black equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Chipping Dark Brown Matt Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A027 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Extra Dark Rust Mr Paint MRP-361 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Carbon Black equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Hospitallier Black Xpress Color Intense 72.484 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. A Dark Grey Model Color 70.994 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect

Carbon Black equivalent in Humbrol

  1. B Black Satin Aerosol Sprays S85 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics 53 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Carbon Black equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Flight Deck Stain TC-0223 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Black Uniform Shadow TC-0234 ΔE 3.5 · close

Carbon Black equivalent in Revell

  1. B Tar Black Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.9 · very close

Carbon Black equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Abyssal Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Black Scale Color Range ΔE 3.2 · very close

Carbon Black equivalent in Liquitex

  1. B Iridescent Black Heavy Body Acrylix 338 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Mars Black Heavy Body Acrylix 276 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Carbon Black equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Blackened Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9205 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. B Besmara Black Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89546 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Carbon Black in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
FolkArt #27282A Regal Red Metallics ΔE 3.0
P3 #2A2524 Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.2
Foundry #303133 British Denison Green Shade Paint System ΔE 3.5
Citadel #232324 Black Legion Contrast ΔE 3.6
Green Stuff World #252525 Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.7
Mig #323335 Dunkelgrau Shadow Acrylics ΔE 3.9
Golden #2C2C2B Bone Black Fluid ΔE 3.9
Mr. Hobby #323232 MS Red Gundam Color Spray ΔE 3.9
Tamiya #333333 Black Spray ΔE 4.1
Apple Barrel #272624 Pavement Colors ΔE 4.4
Monument #25292C Dark Silver Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.7
Warcolours #262624 Transparent Black Transparent paints ΔE 4.8
Arteza #3B3A40 Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 5.4
Coat d'Arms #3E373E Dark Flesh Military Range ΔE 5.7
Duncan #3C3936 Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 6.3
Acrilex #1E1B17 Preto Paints ΔE 7.0
Italeri #32393D Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 7.4
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 18.5

Nearest colours inside Kimera Kolors

  1. E Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 ΔE 12.6 · far
  2. E Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 13.6 · far
  3. E Phtalo Green Pure Pigments ΔE 16.3 · far
  4. E Oxide Brown Medium Expansion Set 1 ΔE 18.5 · far
  5. E Alizarin Crimson Expansion Set 1 ΔE 21.1 · far
  6. E Royal Brown Expansion Set 1 ΔE 21.3 · far

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