Obsidian Skin
The Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic
#4A4046 · L*28.3 a*5.5 b*-2.1
The closest match to The Army Painter Obsidian Skin in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Obsidian Skin is a dark, muted magenta. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Vallejo Oily Steel, ΔE 1.7. 19 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
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Obsidian Skin?
Vallejo Oily Steel is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Obsidian Skin in any other range, at ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Apple Barrel Chocolate Sprinkle (ΔE 2.5) and Warcolours Brown 5 (ΔE 2.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Obsidian Skin?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Oily Steel, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop The Army Painter Obsidian Skin Shop Vallejo Oily Steel Shop Vallejo Model Color set
Obsidian Skin equivalent in Vallejo
- A Oily Steel Model Color 70.865 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Luftwaffe Uniform WWII Model Color 70.816 ΔE 4.5 · close
Obsidian Skin equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Chocolate Sprinkle Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21982E ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Burnt Umber Colors 20512 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Obsidian Skin equivalent in Warcolours
- B Brown 5 Layer paints ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Cool Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 7.8 · similar
Obsidian Skin equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Dark Flesh Military Range 216 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- E Chesnut Brown Military Range 219 ΔE 11.1 · far
Obsidian Skin equivalent in FolkArt
- C Real Brown Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2908 ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Burnt Umber Pure™ Artist Pigment 7244 ΔE 4.8 · close
Obsidian Skin equivalent in Mig
- C Rubber & Tires Acrylics AMIG0033 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Dunkelgrau Dark Base Acrylics AMIG0907 ΔE 7.2 · similar
Obsidian Skin equivalent in Tom Color
- C Tire Black TC-0088 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D FS 36118 Gunship Grey TC-0014 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Obsidian Skin equivalent in Reaper
- C Dusky Skin Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9250 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Dark Elf Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9163 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Obsidian Skin equivalent in Monument
- C Ninjon Dark Plum Pro Signature Series S11 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Dark Umber Pro Acrylic Paints 019 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Obsidian Skin equivalent in Scale75
- C African Shadow Scale Color Range ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Anthartic Grey Scale Color Range ΔE 5.4 · similar
Obsidian Skin equivalent in Foundry
- C Red Oxide Shade Paint System 102A ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Red Oxide Paint System 102B ΔE 5.9 · similar
Obsidian Skin equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- D Steel Red Acrysion N38 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Mahogany Acrysion N84 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Obsidian Skin in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arteza | #3B3A40 | Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.5 |
| Duncan | #454344 | Oblivion Black Wash Wave 1 | ΔE 5.7 |
| AK Interactive | #4D3C4C | WWI German Mauve Air | ΔE 5.8 |
| Tamiya | #3F3B3A | Metallic black Lacquer Paint | ΔE 6.1 |
| Mr. Paint | #4A413C | RLM 81 Variant 2 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 6.8 |
| Mission Models | #4D4845 | Metallic Burnt Iron 1 | ΔE 6.9 |
| Revell | #583E41 | Leather Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 7.1 |
| Green Stuff World | #3B302E | Dark Umber Acrylic Colors | ΔE 7.1 |
| Humbrol | #41444B | Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 7.2 |
| Golden | #4A433E | Raw Umber Fluid | ΔE 7.3 |
| Citadel | #4A4C58 | Adeptus Battlegrey Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 7.4 |
| Liquitex | #3A2931 | Muted Violet Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.8 |
| Italeri | #4F4239 | Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.8 |
| Creature | #2C282A | Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.2 |
| P3 | #553D55 | Royal Violet Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 9.5 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 11.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 13.5 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- A Brigadine Brown Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Necromancer Cloak Warpaints ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Dark Stone Warpaints ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Dark Skin Shade Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Bootstrap Brown Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Night Scales Metallic Colours Paint Set ΔE 7.6 · similar
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