Grim Black (Speedpaint Set 2.0)
The Army Painter · Speedpaint Set 2.0
#161511 · L*6.8 a*-0.4 b*2.5
The closest match to The Army Painter Grim Black (Speedpaint Set 2.0) in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Grim Black is a near-black neutral. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Carbon Black at ΔE 1.0. 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Grim Black (Speedpaint Set 2.0)?
Golden Carbon Black is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Grim Black (Speedpaint Set 2.0) in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Black Ink (ΔE 1.9) and AK Interactive Black Uniform Base (ΔE 1.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Grim Black (Speedpaint Set 2.0)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Wash, ΔE 3.6 — a close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Grim Black (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Golden
- A Carbon Black Fluid 2040 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- C Carbon Black Heavy Body 1040 ΔE 4.2 · close
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Scale75
- A Black Ink Artist Range ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Art Black Artist Range ΔE 2.8 · very close
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Black Uniform Base Figures (3rd Gen) AK11407 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Q1 Anti-glare Blue-blacl Air AK2066 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Camouflage Colors 21344 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Black Gloss™ 20662 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Thicket Acrylic Colors 924 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Cocoa Acrylic Colors 6498 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Humbrol
- B Black Acrylics - Satin 85 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin S163 ΔE 4.1 · close
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Mig
- B Dark Wash Washes AMIG1008 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Matt Black Acrylics AMIG0046 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Tom Color
- B Rlm 04 TC-0300 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Rlm 65 TC-0068 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Reaper
- B Noir Black Master Series Paints Core Colors 9289 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Adamantium Black Master Series Paints Core Colors 9124 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Dark Aluminium Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A014 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Gun Metal Mr Paint MRP-149 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Citadel
- B Black Templar Contrast ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Deathshroud Clear Air ΔE 2.8 · very close
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Acrilex
- B Preto Paints 520 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- E Rústico Paints 896 ΔE 16.4 · far
Grim Black in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monument | #131212 | AdeptiCon Spray-Team Satin Black Pro Acrylic Primer | ΔE 2.7 |
| Warcolours | #1E1D1B | Warm Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 2.7 |
| Foundry | #191919 | Blackened Barrel Paint System | ΔE 2.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #1A1A1A | Primer Black Matt Surface | ΔE 2.9 |
| Creature | #0B0B0B | Coal Black Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.3 |
| Mr. Hobby | #1F1E1D | RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 3.4 |
| Vallejo | #0E0D0E | Black Wash Game Color Wash | ΔE 3.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 4.7 |
| Italeri | #000000 | Black Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.7 |
| Mission Models | #000000 | Black | ΔE 4.7 |
| P3 | #000000 | Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.7 |
| Tamiya | #000000 | Black Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 4.7 |
| Revell | #141519 | Black Email Color - Silk | ΔE 5.4 |
| Liquitex | #222325 | Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.9 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.6 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 11.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 25.0 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- A Grim Black Speedpaint Set ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Matt Black Warpaints Air ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Abyssal Black D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Dark Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Dark Tone Warpaints Tone ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Matt Black Warpaints ΔE 4.7 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot