Steel Wash
Reaper · Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash · 9312
#212224 · L*13.2 a*0.1 b*-1.5
The closest match to Reaper Steel Wash in every other range, nearest first.
Reaper Steel Wash is a near-black neutral. 12 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Liquitex Ivory Black at ΔE 0.3. 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 Reaper Steel Wash?
Liquitex Ivory Black is the closest equivalent to Reaper Steel Wash in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Pure Black (ΔE 0.8) and Citadel Black Legion (ΔE 0.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Reaper Steel Wash?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Thick Mud, ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Reaper to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Reaper Steel Wash Shop Liquitex Ivory Black Shop Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylix set
Steel Wash equivalent in Liquitex
- A Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix 244 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- A Mars Black Heavy Body Acrylix 276 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
Steel Wash equivalent in FolkArt
- A Pure Black Pure™ Artist Pigment 7112 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- A Regal Red Metallics 657 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Steel Wash equivalent in Citadel
- A Black Legion Contrast ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- A Basilicanum Grey Contrast ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Steel Wash equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Obsidian Pigment Toner Skin Tones Paint Set ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Dark Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Steel Wash equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Black Mr Paint MRP-255 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Dark Grey Mig 29 Smt Mr Paint MRP-289 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Steel Wash equivalent in Humbrol
- A Black Matt Aerosol Sprays S33 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics 53 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Steel Wash equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Steel Wash equivalent in Tamiya
- A NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat XF-69 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Black Spray TS-14 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Steel Wash equivalent in Monument
- A Transparent Black Pro Acrylic Paints 053 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Dark Silver Pro Acrylic Paints 030 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Steel Wash equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Satin Black General AK719 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Nato Black AFV (3rd Gen) AK11360 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Steel Wash equivalent in Vallejo
- A Black Thick Mud Weathering FX 73.812 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Petrol Spills (Gloss) Mecha Color 69.817 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Steel Wash equivalent in Tom Color
- A Black Uniform Shadow TC-0234 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Flight Deck Stain TC-0223 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Steel Wash in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mig | #1C1C1C | Satin Black Acrylics | ΔE 2.4 |
| Scale75 | #1C1C1C | Decay Black Fantasy & Games Range | ΔE 2.4 |
| Golden | #222627 | Hookers Green Hue Heavy Body | ΔE 2.5 |
| Mr. Hobby | #1F1E1D | RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 2.6 |
| Revell | #252429 | Tar Black Email Color - Matt | ΔE 2.9 |
| Warcolours | #262624 | Transparent Black Transparent paints | ΔE 3.1 |
| Foundry | #191919 | Blackened Barrel Paint System | ΔE 3.2 |
| Apple Barrel | #272624 | Pavement Colors | ΔE 3.2 |
| Mission Models | #2A2B30 | Pearl Deep Black | ΔE 3.5 |
| Creature | #292D2F | Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 4.0 |
| P3 | #2A2524 | Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.3 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| Italeri | #2F3739 | Gun Metal Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 8.1 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 8.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 20.8 |
Nearest colours inside Reaper
- A Besmara Black Master Series Paints Pathfinder ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Noir Black Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Stone Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Worn Navy Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.6 · close
- C Blackened Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Adamantium Black Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 5.7 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot