Black (Spray)
Tamiya · Tamiya Spray · TS-14
#333333 · L*21.2 a*0.0 b*0.0
The closest match to Tamiya Black (Spray) in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Black is a dark grey. 14 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry Blackened Barrel Light at ΔE 0.3. 4 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 Tamiya Black (Spray)?
Foundry Blackened Barrel Light is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Black (Spray) in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Humbrol White Matt (ΔE 0.3) and Mr. Hobby MS Red (ΔE 0.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Black (Spray)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Russian Thick Mud, ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Black Shop Foundry Blackened Barrel Light Shop Foundry Paint System set
Black (Spray) equivalent in Foundry
- A Blackened Barrel Light Paint System 105C ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- A British Denison Green Shade Paint System 98A ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Black (Spray) equivalent in Humbrol
- A White Matt Aerosol Sprays S34 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- B Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics 53 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Black (Spray) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A MS Red Gundam Color Spray SG5 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- C Rlm66 Black Gray Mr Color 116 ΔE 3.5 · close
Black (Spray) equivalent in Liquitex
- A Muted Grey Heavy Body Acrylix 505 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- D Mars Black Heavy Body Acrylix 276 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Black (Spray) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Russian Thick Mud Weathering FX 73.808 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- A Black Model Air 71.057 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
Black (Spray) equivalent in Reaper
- A Grey Liner Master Series Paints Core Colors 9065 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- C Black Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9255 ΔE 3.8 · close
Black (Spray) equivalent in Scale75
- A Eclipse Grey Scale Color Range ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- B Black Scale Color Range ΔE 2.2 · very close
Black (Spray) equivalent in Warcolours
- A Metallic Black Metallic paints ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- C Transparent Black Transparent paints ΔE 4.4 · close
Black (Spray) equivalent in Mig
- A Dunkelgrau Shadow Acrylics AMIG0906 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Rubber & Tires Acrylics AMIG0033 ΔE 4.9 · close
Black (Spray) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Schwarzgrau-black Grey RAL 7021 Real Colors - Air RC341 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Rubber / Tires General AK720 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Black (Spray) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Exhaust Metal Mr Paint MRP-148 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Graphite Metallic Mr Paint MRP-272 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Black (Spray) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Blackroot Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.4 · close
Black in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden | #373736 | Carbon Black OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 1.4 |
| Mission Models | #373735 | Gun Metal | ΔE 1.9 |
| FolkArt | #2E2E2C | Licorice Acrylic Colors | ΔE 2.2 |
| The Army Painter | #363231 | Onyx Skin Skin Tones Paint Set | ΔE 2.5 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 3.2 |
| Creature | #292D2F | Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.3 |
| Revell | #2E2F34 | Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 3.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 4.1 |
| Tom Color | #262626 | Black Uniform Shadow | ΔE 4.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #353630 | Pewter Grey Colors | ΔE 4.2 |
| Monument | #2C2D28 | Black Brown Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.2 |
| Italeri | #32393D | Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.4 |
| Arteza | #3B3A40 | Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.8 |
| Citadel | #2B2A24 | Dryad Bark Air | ΔE 4.9 |
| P3 | #2A2524 | Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3B413F | Angel Green Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.8 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 8.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 15.6 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- A Flat black Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Matt black Spray ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Semi gloss black Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- C Metallic black Lacquer Paint ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Metallic black Spray ΔE 3.8 · close
- D NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 5.1 · similar
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