Paint Equivalents

Abyssal Black

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The closest match to The Army Painter Abyssal Black in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Abyssal Black is a near-black neutral. 9 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive RLM 72 at ΔE 0.9. 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 The Army Painter Abyssal Black?

AK Interactive RLM 72 is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Abyssal Black in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Golden Carbon Black (ΔE 1.1) and Warcolours Warm Grey 5 (ΔE 1.2).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Abyssal Black?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Thick Mud, ΔE 2.8 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Abyssal Black equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A RLM 72 Air AK2021 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. A Rubber Black Real Colors - Standard RC022 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect

Full The Army Painter → AK Interactive conversion chart

Abyssal Black equivalent in Golden

  1. A Carbon Black Heavy Body 1040 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. B Mars Black Heavy Body 1200 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Golden conversion chart

Abyssal Black equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A Warm Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. B Transparent Black Transparent paints ΔE 2.0 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Warcolours conversion chart

Abyssal Black equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Licorice Shiny™ 2715 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. A Cocoa Acrylic Colors 6498 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Abyssal Black equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color H416 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. D Teerschwarz Mr Color 521 ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Abyssal Black equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A Black Uniform Base TC-0255 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. A FS 36081 Dark Gunship Grey TC-0253 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect

Full The Army Painter → Tom Color conversion chart

Abyssal Black equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. A Camouflage Colors 21344 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Pavement Colors 21490 ΔE 2.0 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Abyssal Black equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Deathshroud Clear Air ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Basilicanum Grey Contrast ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Abyssal Black equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Black Ink Artist Range ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Shadow Black Instant Colors Range ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Scale75 conversion chart

Abyssal Black equivalent in Acrilex

  1. B Preto Paints 520 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. E Rústico Paints 896 ΔE 14.5 · far

Full The Army Painter → Acrilex conversion chart

Abyssal Black equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Abyssal Black equivalent in Mig

  1. B Satin Black Acrylics AMIG0032 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B One Shot Primer - Black Primers AMIG2023 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Mig conversion chart

Abyssal Black in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Reaper #282421 Stone Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash ΔE 2.6
Tamiya #222424 NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 2.8
Vallejo #262626 Black Thick Mud Weathering FX ΔE 2.8
Humbrol #212021 Black Matt Aerosol Sprays ΔE 3.0
Foundry #191919 Blackened Barrel Paint System ΔE 3.1
Liquitex #232325 Mars Black Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 3.7
P3 #2A2524 Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.9
Mr. Paint #141414 Dark Aluminium Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 4.3
Monument #18191B Coal Black Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.3
Mission Models #2E2D2D NATO Black ΔE 4.7
Creature #2C282A Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 5.4
Revell #17181C Black Email Color - Gloss ΔE 5.7
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black Pure Pigments ΔE 6.0
Arteza #131318 Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 6.8
Coat d'Arms #000000 Black Military Range ΔE 7.7
Italeri #000000 Black Acrylic Paint ΔE 7.7
Duncan #3C3936 Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 8.2
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 21.7

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. B Dark Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Grim Black Speedpaint Set ΔE 2.6 · very close
  3. B Matt Black Warpaints Air ΔE 2.9 · very close
  4. B Grim Black Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  5. C Obsidian Pigment Toner Skin Tones Paint Set ΔE 4.0 · close
  6. C Death Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.1 · close

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