Paint Equivalents

Dark Tone (Quickshade Washes Set)

The Army Painter · Quickshade Washes Set

#0C060E · L*2.2 a*2.8 b*-2.6

The closest match to The Army Painter Dark Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Dark Tone is a near-black neutral. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Mr. Hobby German Gray Shadow at ΔE 2.1 — very close. 6 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 (Quickshade Washes Set)?

Mr. Hobby German Gray Shadow is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Dark Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) in any other range, at ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Creature Black (ΔE 2.5) and Arteza Mars Black (ΔE 3.2).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Dark Tone (Quickshade Washes Set)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Black, ΔE 3.7 — a close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop The Army Painter Dark Tone Shop Mr. Hobby German Gray Shadow

Dark Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B German Gray Shadow Mr Color Modulation Set CMC09 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. C MS Light Blue Gundam Color Spray SG15 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Dark Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Creature

  1. B Black Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-053 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C Brown Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-052 ΔE 3.7 · close

Dark Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints A005 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Mars Brown Acrylic Premium Paints A306 ΔE 9.9 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Arteza conversion chart

Dark Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Pink Melon Acrylic Colors 2547 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Midnight Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2984 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Dark Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Dragon Black Master Series Paints Bones 9437 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. C Worn Navy Master Series Paints Core Colors 9229 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full The Army Painter → Reaper conversion chart

Dark Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Corvus Black Air ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Mordant Earth Technical ΔE 3.6 · close

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Dark Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. C Black Lacquer Paint LP-1 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Flat black Lacquer Paint LP-3 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full The Army Painter → Tamiya conversion chart

Dark Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. C Black Mecha Color 70.642 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Black Wash Game Color Wash 73.301 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Dark Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Monument

  1. C Black Wash Pro Acrylic Wash 200 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C AdeptiCon Spray-Team Satin Black Pro Acrylic Primer S39 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full The Army Painter → Monument conversion chart

Dark Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. C Primer Acrílico Preto Primer TCP-002 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Preto Locomotiva TC-0214 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full The Army Painter → Tom Color conversion chart

Dark Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Mig

  1. C Dark Tracks Acrylics AMIG0035 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C Starship Wash Washes AMIG1009 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full The Army Painter → Mig conversion chart

Dark Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Revell

  1. C Black Email Color - Silk ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. C Black Email Color - Gloss ΔE 4.7 · close

Full The Army Painter → Revell conversion chart

Dark Tone in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mission Models #0E1116 Worn Black Grey Tires / Camo ΔE 4.3
AK Interactive #0A0A0A Amt-7 (a-26m) Black Air ΔE 4.5
Apple Barrel #010101 Black Colors ΔE 4.6
Foundry #010101 Blackened Barrel Shade Paint System ΔE 4.6
Scale75 #101318 Primer Surface Black Primers ΔE 4.6
Coat d'Arms #000000 Black Military Range ΔE 4.6
Green Stuff World #000000 Black Stallion Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.6
Humbrol #000000 Black Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 4.6
Italeri #000000 Black Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.6
Mr. Paint #000000 Black Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 4.6
P3 #000000 Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.6
Warcolours #000000 Black Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 4.6
Liquitex #201B22 Indigo Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 5.5
Golden #171512 Carbon Black Fluid ΔE 6.4
Acrilex #1E1B17 Preto Paints ΔE 8.0
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black Pure Pigments ΔE 9.7
Duncan #3C3936 Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 15.2
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 27.7

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. C Shadow Wash D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments Wash ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. C Dark Tone Warpaints Tone ΔE 4.5 · close
  3. C Matt Black Warpaints ΔE 4.6 · close
  4. D Night Scales Warpaints Air ΔE 6.6 · similar
  5. D Grim Black Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 7.2 · similar
  6. D Dark Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 7.3 · similar

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