Coal Black
P3 · Privateer Press Formula P3
#005A61 · L*34.3 a*-20.0 b*-10.6
The closest match to P3 Coal Black in every other range, nearest first.
P3 Coal Black is a dark, moderately saturated blue-green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Paint Aotake Blue at ΔE 0.9. 19 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 P3 Coal Black?
Mr. Paint Aotake Blue is the closest equivalent to P3 Coal Black in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Terradon Turquoise (ΔE 1.7) and Creature Jade (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to P3 Coal Black?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Caribbean Turquoise, ΔE 3.4 — a very close substitute. The full P3 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop P3 Coal Black Shop Mr. Paint Aotake Blue Shop Mr. Paint Mr Paint - Aqua Colors set
Coal Black equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Aotake Blue Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A022 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- B Aotake Blue Primer Mr Paint MRP-410 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Coal Black equivalent in Citadel
- A Terradon Turquoise Contrast ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Sons of Horus Green Air ΔE 2.6 · very close
Coal Black equivalent in Creature
- B Jade Monument Pro Acryl MPA-021 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- E Green Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-048 ΔE 13.0 · far
Coal Black equivalent in Arteza
- B Viridian Green Acrylic Premium Paints A606 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Deep Green Acrylic Premium Paints A610 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Coal Black equivalent in Monument
- B Jade Pro Acrylic Paints 021 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Matt Cexwish Dark Emerald Pro Signature Series S20 ΔE 8.5 · similar
Coal Black equivalent in Warcolours
- B Turquoise 4 Layer paints ΔE 2.4 · very close
- E Marine 5 Layer paints ΔE 14.8 · far
Coal Black equivalent in Reaper
- B Bright Turquoise Master Series Paints Bones 9471 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Marine Teal Master Series Paints Core Colors 9077 ΔE 4.0 · close
Coal Black equivalent in Vallejo
- B Caribbean Turquoise Xpress Color 72.414 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Space Grey Xpress Color 72.422 ΔE 4.4 · close
Coal Black equivalent in Golden
- C Phthalo Green (blue Shade) Heavy Body 1270 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Turquoise SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6640 ΔE 3.7 · close
Coal Black equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Turquoise Ink (3rd Gen) AK11220 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Ijn/ija Aotake Air (3rd Gen) AK11898 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Coal Black equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- C Cobalt Bluegreen Expansion Set 1 PB 36 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Phtalo Green Pure Pigments PG7 ΔE 9.5 · similar
Coal Black equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- D Metallic Blue Green Aqueous Hobby Color H63 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Intermediate Blue Acrysion N56 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Coal Black in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale75 | #005E70 | Leviathan Blue Instant Colors Range | ΔE 5.3 |
| The Army Painter | #006B79 | Deep Azure Warpaints Fanatic | ΔE 6.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #246A76 | Turquoise Colors | ΔE 6.4 |
| Foundry | #004A57 | Teal Blue Shade Paint System | ΔE 6.4 |
| FolkArt | #36585D | Cascade Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.5 |
| Duncan | #2F534F | Traitor Green Wave 3 | ΔE 7.0 |
| Tamiya | #10667A | Light metallic blue Spray | ΔE 7.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #094448 | Azure Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 7.2 |
| Italeri | #3E6066 | Non Specular Blue Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.5 |
| Mig | #3D595A | Dull Green Acrylics | ΔE 7.8 |
| Revell | #2C544C | Sea Green Email Color - Matt | ΔE 8.0 |
| Mission Models | #1A4752 | Gloss Grey USN FS 16081 | ΔE 8.1 |
| Tom Color | #36504D | Deep Dark Green Ijn | ΔE 8.8 |
| Liquitex | #1C5E78 | Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #4C665D | Green Grey World War II Range | ΔE 11.8 |
| Acrilex | #004433 | Verde Esmeralda Paints | ΔE 13.7 |
| Humbrol | #24383F | Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 14.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 17.7 |
Nearest colours inside P3
- C Turquoise Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Trollblood Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.4 · similar
- E Runeshot Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 12.3 · far
- E Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 13.9 · far
- E Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 15.5 · far
- E Eldritch Green Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 15.7 · far
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