Matt Black (Warpaints Air)
The Army Painter · Warpaints Air
#181915 · L*8.5 a*-1.5 b*2.6
The closest match to The Army Painter Matt Black (Warpaints Air) in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Matt Black is a near-black neutral. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Apple Barrel Camouflage, ΔE 1.9. 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
This range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Matt Black (Warpaints Air)?
Apple Barrel Camouflage is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Matt Black (Warpaints Air) in any other range, at ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Shadow Black (ΔE 2.0) and AK Interactive Q1 Anti-glare Blue-blacl (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Matt Black (Warpaints Air)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Wash, ΔE 4.9 — a close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Matt Black (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Camouflage Colors 21344 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Black Gloss™ 20662 ΔE 4.4 · close
Matt Black (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Scale75
- B Shadow Black Instant Colors Range ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Black Ink Artist Range ΔE 2.3 · very close
Matt Black (Warpaints Air) equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Q1 Anti-glare Blue-blacl Air AK2066 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Rubber Black Real Colors - Standard RC022 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Matt Black (Warpaints Air) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Cocoa Acrylic Colors 6498 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Thicket Acrylic Colors 924 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Matt Black (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Citadel
- B Deathshroud Clear Air ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Black Templar Contrast ΔE 3.2 · very close
Matt Black (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Warcolours
- B Warm Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Cool Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 3.2 · very close
Matt Black (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Golden
- B Carbon Black Fluid 2040 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Carbon Black Heavy Body 1040 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Matt Black (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Humbrol
- B Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin S163 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Black Acrylics - Satin 85 ΔE 4.1 · close
Matt Black (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Acrilex
- B Preto Paints 520 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- E Rústico Paints 896 ΔE 16.7 · far
Matt Black (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Foundry
- B Blackened Barrel Paint System 105B ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Blackened Barrel Shade Paint System 105A ΔE 5.8 · similar
Matt Black (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Mig
- B One Shot Primer - Black Primers AMIG2023 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Satin Black Acrylics AMIG0032 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Matt Black (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Primer Black Matt Surface ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 3.9 · close
Matt Black in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper | #151515 | Noir Black Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.3 |
| Tom Color | #0B0C07 | Rlm 04 | ΔE 3.4 |
| Mr. Hobby | #1F1E1D | RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 3.4 |
| Mr. Paint | #141414 | Dark Aluminium Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 3.4 |
| Monument | #131212 | AdeptiCon Spray-Team Satin Black Pro Acrylic Primer | ΔE 4.0 |
| Tamiya | #222424 | NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 4.5 |
| Creature | #0B0B0B | Coal Black Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.6 |
| Vallejo | #0E0D0E | Black Wash Game Color Wash | ΔE 4.9 |
| Liquitex | #222325 | Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 6.0 |
| Italeri | #000000 | Black Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.0 |
| Mission Models | #000000 | Black | ΔE 6.0 |
| P3 | #000000 | Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.0 |
| Revell | #17181C | Black Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 6.0 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.7 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 10.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 24.0 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- A Grim Black Speedpaint Set ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Grim Black Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Abyssal Black D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Dark Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Obsidian Pigment Toner Skin Tones Paint Set ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Dark Tone Warpaints Tone ΔE 5.3 · similar
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