Rlm 81 (v.1)
Tom Color · s · TC-0074
#0D0D0D · L*3.6 a*-0.0 b*0.0
The closest match to Tom Color Rlm 81 (v.1) in every other range, nearest first.
Tom Color Rlm 81 (v.1) is a near-black neutral. 12 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Charcoal Black at ΔE 0.0. 4 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Tom Color Rlm 81 (v.1)?
FolkArt Charcoal Black is the closest equivalent to Tom Color Rlm 81 (v.1) in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mig Black Wash (ΔE 0.2) and Creature Coal Black (ΔE 0.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tom Color Rlm 81 (v.1)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Wash, ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Tom Color to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tom Color Rlm 81 (v.1) Shop FolkArt Charcoal Black
Rlm 81 (v.1) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Charcoal Black Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics Charcoal Black ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Pure Black Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2957 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
Rlm 81 (v.1) equivalent in Mig
- A Black Wash Washes AMIG1011 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
- A Matt Black Acrylics AMIG0046 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
Rlm 81 (v.1) equivalent in Creature
- A Coal Black Monument Pro Acryl MPA-002 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- B Black Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-053 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Rlm 81 (v.1) equivalent in Reaper
- A Adamantium Black Master Series Paints Core Colors 9124 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- A Worn Navy Master Series Paints Core Colors 9229 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Rlm 81 (v.1) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Amt-7 (a-26m) Black Air AK2243 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- A Black Uniform Base Figures (3rd Gen) AK11407 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Rlm 81 (v.1) equivalent in Scale75
- A Art Black Artist Range ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- B Dark Stains Soil Works ΔE 2.1 · very close
Rlm 81 (v.1) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Black Wash Game Color Wash 73.301 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- A Black Surface Primer 70.602 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Rlm 81 (v.1) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Black Gloss™ 20662 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- A Jet Black Colors 21885 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
Rlm 81 (v.1) equivalent in Monument
- A AdeptiCon Spray-Team Satin Black Pro Acrylic Primer S39 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Black Wash Pro Acrylic Wash 200 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Rlm 81 (v.1) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Dark Tone Warpaints Tone WP1136 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Matt Black Warpaints WP1101 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Rlm 81 (v.1) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Dark Aluminium Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A014 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Gun Metal Mr Paint MRP-149 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Rlm 81 (v.1) equivalent in Foundry
- A Blackened Barrel Shade Paint System 105A ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Charcoal Black Shade Paint System 34A ΔE 2.1 · very close
Rlm 81 (v.1) in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | #000000 | Abaddon Black Air | ΔE 2.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 2.1 |
| Green Stuff World | #000000 | Black Stallion Acrylic Colors | ΔE 2.1 |
| Humbrol | #000000 | Black Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 2.1 |
| Italeri | #000000 | Black Acrylic Paint | ΔE 2.1 |
| Mission Models | #000000 | Black | ΔE 2.1 |
| Mr. Hobby | #000000 | Black Acrysion | ΔE 2.1 |
| P3 | #000000 | Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 2.1 |
| Tamiya | #000000 | Black Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 2.1 |
| Warcolours | #000000 | Black Inks for Shading and Glazing | ΔE 2.1 |
| Golden | #171512 | Carbon Black Fluid | ΔE 2.8 |
| Revell | #141519 | Black Email Color - Silk | ΔE 3.4 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 3.7 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| Liquitex | #222325 | Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 9.3 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 13.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 26.5 |
Nearest colours inside Tom Color
- A Rlm 02 Grau ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Rlm 61 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Rlm 62 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Rlm 63 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Rlm 70 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Rlm 71 Dunkelgrun ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot