Paint Equivalents

Shadow Wash

The Army Painter · D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments Wash

#000103 · L*0.3 a*0.0 b*-0.8

The closest match to The Army Painter Shadow Wash in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Shadow Wash is a near-black neutral. 22 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Look At Me Blue at ΔE 0.4. 5 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 Shadow Wash?

FolkArt Look At Me Blue is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Shadow Wash in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby Russianircraft Blueii (ΔE 0.5) and Apple Barrel Black (ΔE 0.8).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Shadow Wash?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Black, ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Shadow Wash equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Look At Me Blue Acrylic Colors 2587 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
  2. A Sap Green Acrylic Colors 458 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Shadow Wash equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Russianircraft Blueii Mr Color 393 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black Acrysion N2 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Shadow Wash equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. A Black Colors 20504 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. B Black Gloss™ 20662 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Shadow Wash equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Blackened Barrel Shade Paint System 105A ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. A Charcoal Black Shade Paint System 34A ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable

Full The Army Painter → Foundry conversion chart

Shadow Wash equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Black Game Air 72.751 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black Game Air 76.051 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Shadow Wash equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Flat Black, RAL 9005 Real Colors - Modern RC001 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. A Pure Black -84- Figures AK3084 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable

Full The Army Painter → AK Interactive conversion chart

Shadow Wash equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Abaddon Black Air ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. A Badab Black Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Shadow Wash equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. A Black Military Range 102 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. A Super Wash Black Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 169 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable

Full The Army Painter → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Shadow Wash equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Black Stallion Acrylic Colors ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. D Primer Black Matt Surface ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Shadow Wash equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Black Acrylics - Gloss 21 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black Gloss Aerosol Sprays S21 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable

Full The Army Painter → Humbrol conversion chart

Shadow Wash equivalent in Italeri

  1. A Black Acrylic Paint 4695AP ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. E Gun Metal Acrylic Paint 4681AP ΔE 14.6 · far

Full The Army Painter → Italeri conversion chart

Shadow Wash equivalent in Mig

  1. A Washable Black Acrylics AMIG0104 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. B Black Wash Washes AMIG1011 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Mig conversion chart

Shadow Wash in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mission Models #000000 Black ΔE 0.8
Mr. Paint #000000 Black Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 0.8
P3 #000000 Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 0.8
Reaper #000000 Brush-On Black Primer Master Series Paints Core Colors Primer ΔE 0.8
Scale75 #000000 Dark Stains Soil Works ΔE 0.8
Tamiya #000000 Black Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 0.8
Tom Color #000000 Preto ΔE 0.8
Warcolours #000000 Black Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 0.8
Monument #080505 Black Wash Pro Acrylic Wash ΔE 1.7
Creature #0B0B0B Coal Black Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 1.8
Arteza #131318 Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 4.4
Revell #141519 Black Email Color - Silk ΔE 4.4
Golden #171512 Carbon Black Fluid ΔE 4.9
Acrilex #1E1B17 Preto Paints ΔE 7.1
Liquitex #222325 Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 8.2
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black Pure Pigments ΔE 11.1
Duncan #3C3936 Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 15.6
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 28.3

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. A Matt Black Warpaints ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. A Dark Tone Warpaints Tone ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  3. C Dark Tone Quickshade Washes Set ΔE 4.2 · close
  4. D Grim Black Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 5.1 · similar
  5. D Grim Black Speedpaint Set ΔE 6.2 · similar
  6. D Matt Black Warpaints Air ΔE 6.3 · similar

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