Paint Equivalents

NATO black

Tamiya · Acrylics Mini Flat · XF-69

#222424 · L*14.0 a*-0.9 b*-0.3

The closest match to Tamiya NATO black in every other range, nearest first.

Tamiya NATO black is a near-black neutral. 9 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Dunkelgrau – Dark Gray RAL 7021 at ΔE 1.2. 5 of the 28 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

NATO black equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Dunkelgrau – Dark Gray RAL 7021 RC057 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. A Satin Black AK719 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect

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NATO black equivalent in Golden

  1. A Hookers Green Hue 1454 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. A Carbon Black 1040 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect

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NATO black equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Deep Black Dip ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. A Primer Black ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect

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NATO black equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Black Thick Mud 73.812 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Petrol Spills (Gloss) 69.817 ΔE 3.3 · very close

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NATO black equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Obsidian Pigment Toner ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. A Dark Tone ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect

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NATO black equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Basilicanum Grey ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. A Black Legion ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect

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NATO black equivalent in Liquitex

  1. A Ivory Black 244 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Mars Black 276 ΔE 2.3 · very close

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NATO black equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A Transparent Black ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Warm Grey 5 ΔE 3.0 · very close

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NATO black equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Steel Wash 9312 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Besmara Black 89546 ΔE 2.1 · very close

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NATO black equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Skyline 2499 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. B Licorice 2715 ΔE 2.2 · very close

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NATO black equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Inktense Black ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Shadow Black ΔE 2.7 · very close

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NATO black equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Pavement 21490 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Camouflage 21344 ΔE 3.3 · very close

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NATO black in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Humbrol #2A2A2A Gunmetal ΔE 2.4
Mr. Hobby #222829 Teerschwarz ΔE 2.5
Monument #25292C Dark Silver ΔE 2.6
Mig #1C1C1C Satin Black ΔE 2.7
Mr. Paint #1A2020 Amt-6 Black ΔE 2.9
Creature #292D2F Dark Neutral Grey ΔE 3.2
Foundry #191919 Blackened Barrel ΔE 3.6
Mission Models #2E2D2D NATO Black ΔE 3.7
Revell #252429 Tar Black ΔE 4.5
P3 #2A2524 Asheth Grey ΔE 4.7
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black ΔE 5.0
Arteza #131318 Mars Black ΔE 6.4
Italeri #2F3739 Gun Metal ΔE 6.5
Duncan #3C3936 Doom Death Black ΔE 7.8
Coat d'Arms #000000 Black ΔE 8.6
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 20.3

Nearest colours inside Tamiya

  1. A NATO black ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. D Black ΔE 5.1 · similar
  3. D Flat black ΔE 5.1 · similar
  4. D Matt black ΔE 5.1 · similar
  5. D Semi gloss black ΔE 5.1 · similar
  6. D Semi gloss black ΔE 5.1 · similar