Shadow Black
Scale75 · Instant Colors Range
#1D1F1C · L*11.4 a*-1.7 b*1.7
The closest match to Scale75 Shadow Black in every other range, nearest first.
Scale75 Shadow Black is a near-black neutral. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: AK Interactive Dunkelgrau – Dark Gray RAL 7021, ΔE 1.6. 10 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 Scale75 Shadow Black?
AK Interactive Dunkelgrau – Dark Gray RAL 7021 is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Shadow Black in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Apple Barrel Camouflage (ΔE 2.0) and The Army Painter Matt Black (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Scale75 Shadow Black?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Thick Mud, ΔE 3.7 — a close substitute. The full Scale75 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Scale75 Shadow Black Shop AK Interactive Dunkelgrau – Dark Gray RAL 7021 Shop AK Interactive Real Colors - WWII set
Shadow Black equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Dunkelgrau – Dark Gray RAL 7021 Real Colors - WWII RC057 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A RLM 72 Air AK2021 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Shadow Black equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Camouflage Colors 21344 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Pavement Colors 21490 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Shadow Black equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Matt Black Warpaints Air ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Abyssal Black D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.2 · very close
Shadow Black equivalent in Golden
- B Carbon Black Heavy Body 1040 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Black SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6745 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Shadow Black equivalent in Tom Color
- B Nato Black TC-0200 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Amt-6 TC-0178 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Shadow Black equivalent in Citadel
- B Deathshroud Clear Air ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Basilicanum Grey Contrast ΔE 3.0 · very close
Shadow Black equivalent in Warcolours
- B Warm Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Transparent Black Transparent paints ΔE 2.9 · very close
Shadow Black equivalent in FolkArt
- B Cocoa Acrylic Colors 6498 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Licorice Shiny™ 2715 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Shadow Black equivalent in Tamiya
- B NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat XF-69 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Black Spray TS-14 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Shadow Black equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color H416 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Olive Drab Shadow Mr Color Modulation Set CMC03 ΔE 4.0 · close
Shadow Black equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Amt-6 Black Mr Paint MRP-017 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Dark Aluminium Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A014 ΔE 4.3 · close
Shadow Black equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Primer Black Matt Surface ΔE 3.2 · very close
Shadow Black 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 3.0 |
| Humbrol | #1C1D15 | Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin | ΔE 3.2 |
| Foundry | #191919 | Blackened Barrel Paint System | ΔE 3.3 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 3.7 |
| Vallejo | #262626 | Black Thick Mud Weathering FX | ΔE 3.7 |
| Reaper | #151515 | Noir Black Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 4.1 |
| Liquitex | #222325 | Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.2 |
| Monument | #18191B | Coal Black Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.4 |
| Creature | #0D1215 | Dark Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.6 |
| Mission Models | #2B302A | US Dark Green FS 34079 | ΔE 5.8 |
| Revell | #17181C | Black Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 5.8 |
| P3 | #2A2524 | Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.0 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 7.5 |
| Italeri | #000000 | Black Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.5 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 9.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 22.1 |
Nearest colours inside Scale75
- B Black Ink Artist Range ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Decay Black Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Flat Black Warfront Range ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Inktense Black Inktensity Range ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Art Black Artist Range ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Black Scale Color Range ΔE 5.2 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot