Grim Black (Speedpaint Set)
The Army Painter · Speedpaint Set
#191915 · L*8.6 a*-1.0 b*2.7
The closest match to The Army Painter Grim Black (Speedpaint Set) 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 Apple Barrel Camouflage at ΔE 1.5. 10 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)?
Apple Barrel Camouflage is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Grim Black (Speedpaint Set) in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Black Ink (ΔE 1.8) and AK Interactive Nato Black RAL 9021-f9 (ΔE 1.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Grim Black (Speedpaint Set)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Wash, ΔE 4.7 — a close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Grim Black (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Camouflage Colors 21344 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Black Gloss™ 20662 ΔE 4.3 · close
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Scale75
- A Black Ink Artist Range ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Shadow Black Instant Colors Range ΔE 2.3 · very close
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Nato Black RAL 9021-f9 Real Colors - AFV RC082 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- A Rubber Black Real Colors - Standard RC022 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Cocoa Acrylic Colors 6498 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Thicket Acrylic Colors 924 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Golden
- B Carbon Black Fluid 2040 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Carbon Black Heavy Body 1040 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Warcolours
- B Warm Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Cool Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 2.9 · very close
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Citadel
- B Deathshroud Clear Air ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Black Templar Contrast ΔE 3.0 · very close
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Acrilex
- B Preto Paints 520 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- E Rústico Paints 896 ΔE 16.1 · far
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Foundry
- B Blackened Barrel Paint System 105B ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Blackened Barrel Shade Paint System 105A ΔE 5.8 · similar
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Mig
- B One Shot Primer - Black Primers AMIG2023 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Satin Black Acrylics AMIG0032 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Primer Black Matt Surface ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 3.7 · close
Grim Black (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Humbrol
- B Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin S163 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Black Acrylics - Satin 85 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Grim Black in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hobby | #1F1E1D | RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 3.0 |
| Reaper | #151515 | Noir Black Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.1 |
| Mr. Paint | #141414 | Dark Aluminium Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 3.2 |
| Tom Color | #0B0C07 | Rlm 04 | ΔE 3.4 |
| Monument | #131212 | AdeptiCon Spray-Team Satin Black Pro Acrylic Primer | ΔE 3.7 |
| Creature | #0B0B0B | Coal Black Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.5 |
| Tamiya | #222424 | NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 4.5 |
| Vallejo | #0E0D0E | Black Wash Game Color Wash | ΔE 4.7 |
| Liquitex | #222325 | Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 5.9 |
| Italeri | #000000 | Black Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.9 |
| Mission Models | #000000 | Black | ΔE 5.9 |
| P3 | #000000 | Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.9 |
| Revell | #17181C | Black Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 5.9 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.3 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 10.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 24.0 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- A Matt Black Warpaints Air ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Grim Black Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Abyssal Black D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Dark Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Obsidian Pigment Toner Skin Tones Paint Set ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Dark Tone Warpaints Tone ΔE 5.2 · similar
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