Paint Equivalents

FS 37030

Tom Color · s · TC-0035

#0B0F10 · L*4.1 a*-1.0 b*-0.9

The closest match to Tom Color FS 37030 in every other range, nearest first.

Tom Color FS 37030 is a near-black neutral. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Creature Dark Silver at ΔE 1.5. 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

What is the closest equivalent to Tom Color FS 37030?

Creature Dark Silver is the closest equivalent to Tom Color FS 37030 in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Citrus Green (ΔE 1.6) and Mig Black Wash (ΔE 1.8).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Tom Color FS 37030?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Black, ΔE 2.3 — a very close substitute. The full Tom Color to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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FS 37030 equivalent in Creature

  1. A Dark Silver Monument Pro Acryl MPA-030 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. A Coal Black Monument Pro Acryl MPA-002 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

FS 37030 equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Citrus Green Acrylic Colors 2552 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. A Pure Black Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2957 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect

Full Tom Color → FolkArt conversion chart

FS 37030 equivalent in Mig

  1. A Black Wash Washes AMIG1011 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Matt Black Acrylics AMIG0046 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Tom Color → Mig conversion chart

FS 37030 equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Adamantium Black Master Series Paints Core Colors 9124 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. A Worn Navy Master Series Paints Core Colors 9229 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect

Full Tom Color → Reaper conversion chart

FS 37030 equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Art Black Artist Range ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Dark Stains Soil Works ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Tom Color → Scale75 conversion chart

FS 37030 equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Amt-7 (a-26m) Black Air AK2243 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Black Uniform Base Figures (3rd Gen) AK11407 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Tom Color → AK Interactive conversion chart

FS 37030 equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Dark Aluminium Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A014 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Gun Metal Mr Paint MRP-149 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Tom Color → Mr. Paint conversion chart

FS 37030 equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Black Surface Primer 70.602 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Gloss Black Surface Primer 77.660 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Tom Color → Vallejo conversion chart

FS 37030 equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Dark Tone Warpaints Tone WP1136 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Shadow Wash D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments Wash ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Tom Color → The Army Painter conversion chart

FS 37030 equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Black Gloss™ 20662 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Jet Black Colors 21885 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Tom Color → Apple Barrel conversion chart

FS 37030 equivalent in Monument

  1. B AdeptiCon Spray-Team Satin Black Pro Acrylic Primer S39 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Coal Black Pro Acrylic Paints 002 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Tom Color → Monument conversion chart

FS 37030 equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Worn Black Grey Tires / Camo MMP-105 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. B Black MMP-047 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Tom Color → Mission Models conversion chart

FS 37030 in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Foundry #010101 Blackened Barrel Shade Paint System ΔE 2.8
Citadel #171717 Black Templar Contrast ΔE 2.8
Coat d'Arms #000000 Black Military Range ΔE 2.9
Green Stuff World #000000 Black Stallion Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.9
Humbrol #000000 Black Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 2.9
Italeri #000000 Black Acrylic Paint ΔE 2.9
Mr. Hobby #000000 Black Acrysion ΔE 2.9
P3 #000000 Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.9
Tamiya #000000 Black Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 2.9
Warcolours #000000 Black Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 2.9
Revell #141519 Black Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.4
Golden #151B1B Payne's Gray SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.9
Arteza #131318 Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 4.0
Acrilex #1E1B17 Preto Paints ΔE 5.8
Liquitex #222325 Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 6.2
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black Pure Pigments ΔE 9.6
Duncan #3C3936 Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 13.7
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 26.2

Nearest colours inside Tom Color

  1. A Rlm 65 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. A Rlm 76 (v.2) ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  3. A Rlm 83 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  4. A Rlm 02 Grau ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  5. A Rlm 61 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  6. A Rlm 62 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect

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