Paint Equivalents

Dark Iron

Mr. Hobby · Mr Metal Color · 214

#000000 · L*0.0 a*0.0 b*0.0

The closest match to Mr. Hobby Dark Iron in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Hobby Dark Iron 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

This is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.

What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Dark Iron?

AK Interactive Flat Black, RAL 9005 is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Dark Iron 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 Mr. Hobby Dark Iron?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Black, ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Mr. Hobby Dark Iron Shop AK Interactive Flat Black, RAL 9005

Dark Iron equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Flat Black, RAL 9005 Real Colors - Modern RC001 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Pure Black -84- Figures AK3084 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

Full Mr. Hobby → AK Interactive conversion chart

Dark Iron equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Abaddon Black Air ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Badab Black Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

Full Mr. Hobby → Citadel conversion chart

Dark Iron equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. A Black Military Range 102 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Super Wash Black Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 169 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

Full Mr. Hobby → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Dark Iron equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Charcoal Black Shade Paint System 34A ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Blackened Barrel Shade Paint System 105A ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable

Full Mr. Hobby → Foundry conversion chart

Dark Iron equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Black Stallion Acrylic Colors ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. D Primer Black Matt Surface ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Dark Iron equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Black Acrylics - Gloss 21 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black Gloss Aerosol Sprays S21 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

Full Mr. Hobby → Humbrol conversion chart

Dark Iron equivalent in Italeri

  1. A Black Acrylic Paint 4695AP ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. E Gun Metal Acrylic Paint 4681AP ΔE 14.9 · far

Full Mr. Hobby → Italeri conversion chart

Dark Iron equivalent in Mig

  1. A Washable Black Acrylics AMIG0104 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. B Black Wash Washes AMIG1011 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Mig conversion chart

Dark Iron equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Black MMP-047 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black Primer Primer MMS-001 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

Full Mr. Hobby → Mission Models conversion chart

Dark Iron equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Black Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A001 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black/Basic Black Mr Paint MRP-005 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

Full Mr. Hobby → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Dark Iron equivalent in P3

  1. A Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. D Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.9 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → P3 conversion chart

Dark Iron equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Brush-On Black Primer Master Series Paints Core Colors Primer 9214 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Pure Black Master Series Paints Core Colors 9037 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

Full Mr. Hobby → Reaper conversion chart

Dark Iron in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
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 Mr. Hobby

  1. A Black Acrysion ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Cowling Color Mr Color ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  3. A Flat Black Acrysion ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  4. A IJN Gray (Mitsubishi) Mr Color ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  5. A Metal Black Acrysion ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  6. A Midnight Blue Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

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