Black Wash
Monument · Monument Pro Acrylic Wash · 200
#080505 · L*1.5 a*0.8 b*0.3
The closest match to Monument Black Wash in every other range, nearest first.
Monument Black Wash is a near-black neutral. 22 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tamiya Black at ΔE 0.8. 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 is a wash, shade or ink range, and the list below ranks it on colour alone — which for a paint meant to be thinned into a recess is the least reliable thing about it. How to read these matches, and how to choose a wash substitute.
What is the closest equivalent to Monument Black Wash?
Tamiya Black is the closest equivalent to Monument Black Wash in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Black (ΔE 1.0) and The Army Painter Dark Tone (ΔE 1.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Monument Black Wash?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black, ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Monument to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Black Wash equivalent in Tamiya
- A Black Lacquer Paint LP-1 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- A Flat black Lacquer Paint LP-3 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
Black Wash equivalent in Vallejo
- A Black Mecha Color 70.642 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- A Black Surface Primer 70.602 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Black Wash equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Dark Tone Warpaints Tone WP1136 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Matt Black Warpaints WP1101 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Black Wash equivalent in Tom Color
- A Preto Locomotiva TC-0214 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Primer Acrílico Preto Primer TCP-002 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
Black Wash equivalent in Mig
- A Starship Wash Washes AMIG1009 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Washable Black Acrylics AMIG0104 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Black Wash equivalent in FolkArt
- A Pink Melon Acrylic Colors 2547 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Rose Metallics 652 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
Black Wash equivalent in Reaper
- A Dragon Black Master Series Paints Bones 9437 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Brush-On Black Primer Master Series Paints Core Colors Primer 9214 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Black Wash equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Amt-7 (a-26m) Black Air AK2243 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Flat Black, RAL 9005 Real Colors - Modern RC001 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Black Wash equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Black Colors 20504 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Black Gloss™ 20662 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Black Wash equivalent in Foundry
- A Blackened Barrel Shade Paint System 105A ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Charcoal Black Shade Paint System 34A ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Black Wash equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Russianircraft Blueii Mr Color 393 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Black Acrysion N2 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Black Wash equivalent in Creature
- A Coal Black Monument Pro Acryl MPA-002 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Black Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-053 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Black Wash in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | #000000 | Abaddon Black Air | ΔE 1.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 1.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #000000 | Black Stallion Acrylic Colors | ΔE 1.5 |
| Humbrol | #000000 | Black Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 1.5 |
| Italeri | #000000 | Black Acrylic Paint | ΔE 1.5 |
| Mission Models | #000000 | Black | ΔE 1.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #000000 | Black Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 1.5 |
| P3 | #000000 | Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 1.5 |
| Scale75 | #000000 | Dark Stains Soil Works | ΔE 1.5 |
| Warcolours | #000000 | Black Inks for Shading and Glazing | ΔE 1.5 |
| Golden | #171512 | Carbon Black Fluid | ΔE 3.7 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.3 |
| Revell | #141519 | Black Email Color - Silk | ΔE 4.4 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 5.8 |
| Liquitex | #232325 | Mars Black Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 10.2 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 14.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 27.8 |
Nearest colours inside Monument
- B AdeptiCon Spray-Team Satin Black Pro Acrylic Primer ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Coal Black Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.8 · close
- C PRIME Black Pro Acrylic Primer ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Transparent Black Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Dark Silver Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 9.9 · similar
- E Mahogany Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 10.6 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot