Tar Black
Revell · Email Color - Matt
#252429 · L*14.5 a*1.7 b*-3.1
The closest match to Revell Tar Black in every other range, nearest first.
Revell Tar Black is a near-black neutral. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tom Color Flight Deck Stain at ΔE 0.3. 8 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 Tar Black?
Tom Color Flight Deck Stain is the closest equivalent to Revell Tar Black in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Black Splash Mud (ΔE 0.6) and Liquitex Iridescent Black (ΔE 0.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Revell Tar Black?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Splash Mud, ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Revell to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Revell Tar Black Shop Tom Color Flight Deck Stain
Tar Black equivalent in Tom Color
- A Flight Deck Stain TC-0223 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- C Black Uniform Shadow TC-0234 ΔE 3.8 · close
Tar Black equivalent in Vallejo
- A Black Splash Mud Weathering FX 73.806 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- A Continental Blue Model Color 70.754 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
Tar Black equivalent in Liquitex
- A Iridescent Black Heavy Body Acrylix 338 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- B Mars Black Heavy Body Acrylix 276 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Tar Black equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Black Primer Primer (3rd Gen) AK11242 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Nato Black AFV (3rd Gen) AK11360 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Tar Black equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Dark Grey Mig 29 Smt Mr Paint MRP-289 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Black Mr Paint MRP-255 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Tar Black equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Night Scales Warpaints Air ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Gravelord Grey Speedpaint Set ΔE 2.7 · very close
Tar Black equivalent in Scale75
- B Abyssal Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Inktense Black Inktensity Range ΔE 4.0 · close
Tar Black equivalent in FolkArt
- B Pure Black Pure™ Artist Pigment 7112 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Regal Red Metallics 657 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Tar Black equivalent in Mission Models
- B Pearl Deep Black MMP-150 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII MMP-108 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Tar Black equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- B Carbon Black Pure Pigments PBK7 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- E Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 PBR 11 Dark ΔE 14.6 · far
Tar Black equivalent in Monument
- B Transparent Black Pro Acrylic Paints 053 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Dark Silver Pro Acrylic Paints 030 ΔE 4.1 · close
Tar Black equivalent in Creature
- B Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl MPA-040 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl MPA-044 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Tar Black in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper | #262729 | Besmara Black Master Series Paints Pathfinder | ΔE 2.9 |
| Humbrol | #292526 | Black Satin Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 3.0 |
| Citadel | #232324 | Black Legion Contrast | ΔE 3.0 |
| Mig | #282B34 | RLM 66 Schwartzgrau Acrylics | ΔE 3.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #252525 | Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 3.7 |
| Golden | #262B31 | Payne's Gray OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 4.1 |
| P3 | #2A2524 | Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.4 |
| Tamiya | #222424 | NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mr. Hobby | #1F1E1D | RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 4.7 |
| Foundry | #303133 | British Denison Green Shade Paint System | ΔE 4.8 |
| Apple Barrel | #272624 | Pavement Colors | ΔE 5.0 |
| Warcolours | #191919 | Cool Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 5.2 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.3 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3E373E | Dark Flesh Military Range | ΔE 7.5 |
| Italeri | #32393D | Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.1 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 8.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 20.3 |
Nearest colours inside Revell
- A Black Email Color - Matt ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Black Email Color - Gloss ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Black Email Color - Silk ΔE 5.1 · similar
- E Granite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 10.9 · far
- E Tank Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 12.7 · far
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