Paint Equivalents

Dark Tone (Warpaints Fanatic Wash)

The Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic Wash

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The closest match to The Army Painter Dark Tone (Warpaints Fanatic Wash) in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Dark Tone is a near-black neutral. 14 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Green Stuff World Primer Black 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

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 The Army Painter Dark Tone (Warpaints Fanatic Wash)?

Green Stuff World Primer Black is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Dark Tone (Warpaints Fanatic Wash) in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Basilicanum Grey (ΔE 0.6) and Mr. Hobby RLM66 Black Gray A (ΔE 0.9).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Dark Tone (Warpaints Fanatic Wash)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Thick Mud, ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop The Army Painter Dark Tone Shop Green Stuff World Primer Black (Gloss Surface)

Dark Tone (Warpaints Fanatic Wash) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
  2. A Primer Black Matt Surface ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect

Full The Army Painter → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Dark Tone (Warpaints Fanatic Wash) equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Basilicanum Grey Contrast ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. A Deathshroud Clear Air ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Dark Tone (Warpaints Fanatic Wash) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color H416 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. C Teerschwarz Mr Color 521 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Dark Tone (Warpaints Fanatic Wash) equivalent in Mig

  1. A Satin Black Acrylics AMIG0032 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. B One Shot Primer - Black Primers AMIG2023 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Mig conversion chart

Dark Tone (Warpaints Fanatic Wash) equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Decay Black Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. A Flat Black Warfront Range ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable

Full The Army Painter → Scale75 conversion chart

Dark Tone (Warpaints Fanatic Wash) equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Black Matt Aerosol Sprays S33 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. B Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics 53 ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Humbrol conversion chart

Dark Tone (Warpaints Fanatic Wash) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A RLM 72 Air AK2021 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. A Rubber Black Real Colors - Standard RC022 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect

Full The Army Painter → AK Interactive conversion chart

Dark Tone (Warpaints Fanatic Wash) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A Warm Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. A Cool Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Full The Army Painter → Warcolours conversion chart

Dark Tone (Warpaints Fanatic Wash) equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Steel Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9312 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Besmara Black Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89546 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Reaper conversion chart

Dark Tone (Warpaints Fanatic Wash) equivalent in Golden

  1. A Carbon Black Heavy Body 1040 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Mars Black Heavy Body 1200 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Golden conversion chart

Dark Tone (Warpaints Fanatic Wash) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Cocoa Acrylic Colors 6498 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. A Licorice Shiny™ 2715 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Dark Tone (Warpaints Fanatic Wash) equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Blackened Barrel Paint System 105B ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. D British Denison Green Shade Paint System 98A ΔE 5.8 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Foundry conversion chart

Dark Tone in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Liquitex #222325 Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 1.9
Tamiya #222424 NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 2.0
Apple Barrel #1B1B19 Camouflage Colors ΔE 2.0
Vallejo #262626 Black Thick Mud Weathering FX ΔE 2.2
Tom Color #262626 Black Uniform Shadow ΔE 2.2
Monument #18191B Coal Black Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 2.4
Mr. Paint #212226 Black Mr Paint ΔE 2.9
Acrilex #1E1B17 Preto Paints ΔE 3.4
Revell #17181C Black Email Color - Gloss ΔE 3.6
P3 #2A2524 Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.9
Creature #2C282A Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 4.5
Mission Models #2E2D2D NATO Black ΔE 4.5
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black Pure Pigments ΔE 4.9
Arteza #131318 Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 4.9
Coat d'Arms #000000 Black Military Range ΔE 7.1
Italeri #000000 Black Acrylic Paint ΔE 7.1
Duncan #3C3936 Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 8.7
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 21.7

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. B Abyssal Black D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Obsidian Pigment Toner Skin Tones Paint Set ΔE 2.3 · very close
  3. B Night Scales Warpaints Air ΔE 3.3 · very close
  4. C Grim Black Speedpaint Set ΔE 3.5 · close
  5. C Gravelord Grey Speedpaint Set ΔE 3.5 · close
  6. C Matt Black Warpaints Air ΔE 3.8 · close

Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot