Black (Email Color - Gloss)
Revell · Email Color - Gloss
#17181C · L*8.3 a*0.6 b*-3.0
The closest match to Revell Black (Email Color - Gloss) in every other range, nearest first.
Revell Black is a near-black neutral. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Prussian Blue at ΔE 0.8. 7 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Revell Black (Email Color - Gloss)?
FolkArt Prussian Blue is the closest equivalent to Revell Black (Email Color - Gloss) in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Monument Coal Black (ΔE 1.5) and Arteza Mars Black (ΔE 1.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Revell Black (Email Color - Gloss)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Petrol Spills (Gloss), ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. The full Revell to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Black (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Prussian Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 6360 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- B Midnight Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2984 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Black (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Monument
- A Coal Black Pro Acrylic Paints 002 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A PRIME Black Pro Acrylic Primer 002P ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Black (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Arteza
- A Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints A005 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- E Vandyke Brown Acrylic Premium Paints A308 ΔE 10.5 · far
Black (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Scale75
- A Primer Surface Black Primers ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Decay Black Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 3.2 · very close
Black (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Petrol Spills (Gloss) Mecha Color 69.817 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Petrol Spills Weathering FX 73.817 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Black (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Mission Models
- B Worn Black Grey Tires / Camo MMP-105 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Black MMP-047 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Black (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Reaper
- B Worn Navy Master Series Paints Core Colors 9229 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Noir Black Master Series Paints Core Colors 9289 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Black (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B IJNAF Q1 Cowling Color Mr Paint MRP-432 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Black Mr Paint MRP-255 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Black (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Mig
- B One Shot Primer - Black Primers AMIG2023 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Satin Black Acrylics AMIG0032 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Black (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Foundry
- B Blackened Barrel Paint System 105B ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Prussian Blue Shade Paint System 66A ΔE 3.4 · very close
Black (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Warcolours
- B Cool Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Warm Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 4.7 · close
Black (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Citadel
- B Black Templar Contrast ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Corvus Black Air ΔE 3.7 · close
Black in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Stuff World | #1A1A1A | Primer Black Matt Surface | ΔE 3.0 |
| Creature | #0D1215 | Dark Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.1 |
| AK Interactive | #12161F | Russian Blue Base Figures (3rd Gen) | ΔE 3.3 |
| Golden | #191E21 | Jenkins Green OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 3.4 |
| Humbrol | #212021 | Black Matt Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 3.5 |
| The Army Painter | #1F1F1F | Dark Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash | ΔE 3.6 |
| Liquitex | #222325 | Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.7 |
| Mr. Hobby | #120F17 | German Gray Shadow Mr Color Modulation Set | ΔE 3.8 |
| Tom Color | #0E0E0E | Rlm 83 | ΔE 3.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #1B1B19 | Camouflage Colors | ΔE 4.6 |
| Tamiya | #222424 | NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 4.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 5.7 |
| Italeri | #000000 | Black Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.7 |
| P3 | #000000 | Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.7 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 6.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.4 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 11.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 23.8 |
Nearest colours inside Revell
- A Black Email Color - Silk ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- B Black Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Tar Black Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 7.3 · similar
- E Granite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 13.3 · far
- E Dark Blue Email Color - Silk ΔE 15.6 · far
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