Paint Equivalents

Inktense Black

Scale75 · Inktensity Range

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The closest match to Scale75 Inktense Black in every other range, nearest first.

Scale75 Inktense Black is a dark grey. 12 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Amt-12 Dark Grey at ΔE 0.0. 6 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 Scale75 Inktense Black?

AK Interactive Amt-12 Dark Grey is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Inktense Black in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Humbrol Gunmetal (ΔE 0.3) and The Army Painter Death Metal (ΔE 0.6).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Scale75 Inktense Black?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Thick Mud, ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Scale75 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Scale75 Inktense Black Shop AK Interactive Amt-12 Dark Grey (Air) Shop AK Interactive Air set

Inktense Black equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Amt-12 Dark Grey Air AK2246 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black Grey AFV AK4008 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable

Full Scale75 → AK Interactive conversion chart

Inktense Black equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics 53 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
  2. B White Matt Aerosol Sprays S34 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Scale75 → Humbrol conversion chart

Inktense Black equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Death Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. A Gravelord Grey Speedpaint Set ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect

Full Scale75 → The Army Painter conversion chart

Inktense Black equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A Black Uniform Shadow TC-0234 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. B Nato Black TC-0200 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Scale75 → Tom Color conversion chart

Inktense Black equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Black Thick Mud Weathering FX 73.812 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. A Hospitallier Black Xpress Color Intense 72.484 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Full Scale75 → Vallejo conversion chart

Inktense Black equivalent in Golden

  1. A Bone Black Fluid 2010 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. A Mars Black Heavy Body 1200 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect

Full Scale75 → Golden conversion chart

Inktense Black equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full Scale75 → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Inktense Black equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Gilded Oak Acrylic Colors 2495 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. A Regal Red Metallics 657 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect

Full Scale75 → FolkArt conversion chart

Inktense Black equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A NATO Black MMP-035 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII MMP-108 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Scale75 → Mission Models conversion chart

Inktense Black equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Besmara Black Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89546 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Steel Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9312 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Scale75 → Reaper conversion chart

Inktense Black equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. A Pavement Colors 21490 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C Camouflage Colors 21344 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Scale75 → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Inktense Black equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A Transparent Black Transparent paints ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C Warm Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Scale75 → Warcolours conversion chart

Inktense 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 2.0
Tamiya #222424 NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 2.2
Liquitex #232325 Mars Black Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 2.4
Creature #292D2F Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 2.7
Monument #25292C Dark Silver Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 2.8
Foundry #323232 Blackened Barrel Light Paint System ΔE 2.9
Mr. Hobby #323232 MS Red Gundam Color Spray ΔE 2.9
Mr. Paint #2C2829 Chipping Dark Brown Matt Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 2.9
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black Pure Pigments ΔE 3.2
P3 #2A2524 Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.4
Mig #323335 Dunkelgrau Shadow Acrylics ΔE 3.5
Revell #2E2F34 Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.8
Acrilex #1E1B17 Preto Paints ΔE 5.3
Duncan #3C3936 Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 5.8
Italeri #2F3739 Gun Metal Acrylic Paint ΔE 6.0
Arteza #3B3A40 Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 7.0
Coat d'Arms #3E373E Dark Flesh Military Range ΔE 8.3
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 18.7

Nearest colours inside Scale75

  1. A Black Scale Color Range ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
  2. B Golem Grey Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.1 · very close
  3. B Abyssal Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
  4. B Green Grey Artist Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
  5. C Decay Black Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 4.1 · close
  6. C Flat Black Warfront Range ΔE 4.1 · close

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