Paint Equivalents

Black (Email Color - Matt)

Revell · Email Color - Matt

#212026 · L*12.6 a*2.0 b*-3.9

The closest match to Revell Black (Email Color - Matt) in every other range, nearest first.

Revell Black is a near-black neutral. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Continental Blue at ΔE 1.3. 9 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 Revell Black (Email Color - Matt)?

Vallejo Continental Blue is the closest equivalent to Revell Black (Email Color - Matt) in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Liquitex Iridescent Black (ΔE 1.3) and AK Interactive Black Primer (ΔE 1.4).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Revell Black (Email Color - Matt)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Continental Blue, ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Revell to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Black (Email Color - Matt) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Continental Blue Model Color 70.754 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. A Petrol Spills Weathering FX 73.817 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect

Full Revell → Vallejo conversion chart

Black (Email Color - Matt) equivalent in Liquitex

  1. A Iridescent Black Heavy Body Acrylix 338 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Indigo Heavy Body Acrylix 208 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Revell → Liquitex conversion chart

Black (Email Color - Matt) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Black Primer Primer (3rd Gen) AK11242 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B RLM 83 Air AK2028 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full Revell → AK Interactive conversion chart

Black (Email Color - Matt) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A Flight Deck Stain TC-0223 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C Black Uniform Shadow TC-0234 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Revell → Tom Color conversion chart

Black (Email Color - Matt) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Dark Grey Mig 29 Smt Mr Paint MRP-289 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Black Mr Paint MRP-255 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Revell → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Black (Email Color - Matt) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Night Scales Warpaints Air ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. C Gravelord Grey Speedpaint Set ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Revell → The Army Painter conversion chart

Black (Email Color - Matt) equivalent in Monument

  1. B Transparent Black Pro Acrylic Paints 053 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Coal Black Pro Acrylic Paints 002 ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Revell → Monument conversion chart

Black (Email Color - Matt) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Pure Black Pure™ Artist Pigment 7112 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. B Prussian Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 6360 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Revell → FolkArt conversion chart

Black (Email Color - Matt) equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Steel Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9312 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Besmara Black Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89546 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Revell → Reaper conversion chart

Black (Email Color - Matt) equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Abyssal Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Dark Prussian Blue Artist Range ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Revell → Scale75 conversion chart

Black (Email Color - Matt) equivalent in Humbrol

  1. B Black Matt Aerosol Sprays S33 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Black Satin Aerosol Sprays S85 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Revell → Humbrol conversion chart

Black (Email Color - Matt) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. C Pearl Deep Black MMP-150 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII MMP-108 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Revell → Mission Models conversion chart

Black in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Citadel #232324 Black Legion Contrast ΔE 3.8
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black Pure Pigments ΔE 3.9
Creature #2C282A Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 4.0
Mig #1F242A Blue Wash For Panzer Grey Washes ΔE 4.0
Arteza #131318 Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 4.2
Green Stuff World #202020 Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 4.4
Apple Barrel #191F2B English Navy Colors ΔE 4.5
Mr. Hobby #120F17 German Gray Shadow Mr Color Modulation Set ΔE 4.9
Golden #262B31 Payne's Gray OPEN Acrylics ΔE 4.9
Foundry #191919 Blackened Barrel Paint System ΔE 5.0
Warcolours #191919 Cool Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 5.0
P3 #2A2524 Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.2
Tamiya #222424 NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 5.3
Acrilex #1E1B17 Preto Paints ΔE 7.2
Coat d'Arms #3E373E Dark Flesh Military Range ΔE 8.5
Italeri #000000 Black Acrylic Paint ΔE 8.8
Duncan #3C3936 Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 9.9
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 21.5

Nearest colours inside Revell

  1. A Tar Black Email Color - Matt ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Black Email Color - Gloss ΔE 3.4 · very close
  3. C Black Email Color - Silk ΔE 4.2 · close
  4. C Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.9 · close
  5. E Granite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 12.1 · far
  6. E Dark Blue Email Color - Silk ΔE 13.8 · far

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