Oil Stains
The Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic Wash
#1D252B · L*14.2 a*-1.8 b*-5.1
The closest match to The Army Painter Oil Stains in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Oil Stains is a very dark, muted blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Dark Blue / Blue Tank Crew Base -73- at ΔE 1.1. 13 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 Oil Stains?
AK Interactive Dark Blue / Blue Tank Crew Base -73- is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Oil Stains in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mig Blue Wash For Panzer Grey (ΔE 1.6) and Golden Payne's Gray (ΔE 2.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Oil Stains?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Abyssal Turquoise, ΔE 3.3 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Oil Stains equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Dark Blue / Blue Tank Crew Base -73- Figures AK3125 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B S.c.c. 14 Blue Black Real Colors - AFV RC036 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Oil Stains equivalent in Mig
- A Blue Wash For Panzer Grey Washes AMIG1006 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Fs 25042 Sea Blue (ana 606) Acrylics AMIG0227 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Oil Stains equivalent in Golden
- B Payne's Gray OPEN Acrylics 7240 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Jenkins Green OPEN Acrylics 7195 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Oil Stains equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Black 093m Mr Paint MRP-176 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Jet Black Ana 622 Mr Paint MRP-137 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Oil Stains equivalent in Monument
- B Dark Silver Pro Acrylic Paints 030 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Transparent Black Pro Acrylic Paints 053 ΔE 4.2 · close
Oil Stains equivalent in Creature
- B Dark Blue Monument Pro Acryl MPA-034 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl MPA-044 ΔE 3.9 · close
Oil Stains equivalent in Vallejo
- B Abyssal Turquoise Game Air 76.120 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Petrol Spills (Gloss) Mecha Color 69.817 ΔE 3.7 · close
Oil Stains equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Teerschwarz Mr Color 521 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color H416 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Oil Stains equivalent in Liquitex
- C Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 320 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix 244 ΔE 4.0 · close
Oil Stains equivalent in Reaper
- C Steel Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9312 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Besmara Black Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89546 ΔE 4.1 · close
Oil Stains equivalent in FolkArt
- C Regal Red Metallics 657 ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Peppercorn Acrylic Colors 6473 ΔE 4.4 · close
Oil Stains equivalent in Tom Color
- C Amt-6 TC-0178 ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Nato Black TC-0200 ΔE 4.7 · close
Oil Stains in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale75 | #2C3033 | Green Grey Artist Range | ΔE 4.4 |
| Tamiya | #222424 | NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 4.4 |
| Mission Models | #2A2B30 | Pearl Deep Black | ΔE 4.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #2A333C | Steel Grey Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.7 |
| Citadel | #232324 | Black Legion Contrast | ΔE 4.8 |
| Apple Barrel | #191F2B | English Navy Colors | ΔE 5.0 |
| Revell | #2E2F34 | Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.3 |
| Foundry | #26343F | Union Blue Shade Paint System | ΔE 5.4 |
| Humbrol | #2A2A2A | Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics | ΔE 5.5 |
| Warcolours | #191919 | Cool Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 6.2 |
| Italeri | #2F3739 | Gun Metal Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.3 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.9 |
| P3 | #2A2524 | Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 8.3 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 8.8 |
| Duncan | #3A4140 | War Master Green Wave 3 | ΔE 10.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 10.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 20.3 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- A Thunder Storm Warpaints Air ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Obsidian Pigment Toner Skin Tones Paint Set ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Gravelord Grey Speedpaint Set ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Raven Black Warpaints Air ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Dark Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Dark Blue Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 5.4 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot