Paint Equivalents

Ultra Preto

Tom Color · s - UP · TCUP-22

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The closest match to Tom Color Ultra Preto in every other range, nearest first.

Tom Color Ultra Preto is a near-black neutral. 22 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Flat Black, RAL 9005 at ΔE 0.0. 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 Ultra Preto?

AK Interactive Flat Black, RAL 9005 is the closest equivalent to Tom Color Ultra Preto in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Abaddon Black (ΔE 0.0) and Coat d'Arms Black (ΔE 0.0).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Tom Color Ultra Preto?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Black, ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Tom Color to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Ultra Preto equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Flat Black, RAL 9005 Real Colors - Modern RC001 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Pure Black -84- Figures AK3084 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

Full Tom Color → AK Interactive conversion chart

Ultra Preto equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Abaddon Black Air ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Badab Black Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

Full Tom Color → Citadel conversion chart

Ultra Preto equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. A Black Military Range 102 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Super Wash Black Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 169 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

Full Tom Color → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Ultra Preto equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Charcoal Black Shade Paint System 34A ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Blackened Barrel Shade Paint System 105A ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable

Full Tom Color → Foundry conversion chart

Ultra Preto equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Black Stallion Acrylic Colors ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. D Primer Black Matt Surface ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Tom Color → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Ultra Preto equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Black Acrylics - Gloss 21 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black Gloss Aerosol Sprays S21 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

Full Tom Color → Humbrol conversion chart

Ultra Preto equivalent in Italeri

  1. A Black Acrylic Paint 4695AP ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. E Gun Metal Acrylic Paint 4681AP ΔE 14.9 · far

Full Tom Color → Italeri conversion chart

Ultra Preto equivalent in Mig

  1. A Washable Black Acrylics AMIG0104 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. B Black Wash Washes AMIG1011 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Tom Color → Mig conversion chart

Ultra Preto equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Black MMP-047 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black Primer Primer MMS-001 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

Full Tom Color → Mission Models conversion chart

Ultra Preto equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Black Acrysion N2 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Cowling Color Mr Color 125 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

Full Tom Color → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Ultra Preto equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Black Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A001 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black/Basic Black Mr Paint MRP-005 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable

Full Tom Color → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Ultra Preto equivalent in P3

  1. A Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. D Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.9 · similar

Full Tom Color → P3 conversion chart

Ultra Preto in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Reaper #000000 Brush-On Black Primer Master Series Paints Core Colors Primer ΔE 0.0
Scale75 #000000 Dark Stains Soil Works ΔE 0.0
Tamiya #000000 Black Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 0.0
The Army Painter #000000 Matt Black Warpaints ΔE 0.0
Vallejo #000000 Black Game Air ΔE 0.0
Warcolours #000000 Black Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 0.0
Apple Barrel #010101 Black Colors ΔE 0.2
FolkArt #000002 Look At Me Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 0.8
Monument #080505 Black Wash Pro Acrylic Wash ΔE 1.5
Creature #0B0B0B Coal Black Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 1.8
Golden #171512 Carbon Black Fluid ΔE 4.6
Revell #141519 Black Email Color - Silk ΔE 4.9
Arteza #131318 Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 5.0
Acrilex #1E1B17 Preto Paints ΔE 6.8
Liquitex #222325 Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 8.4
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black Pure Pigments ΔE 11.3
Duncan #3C3936 Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 15.6
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 28.5

Nearest colours inside Tom Color

  1. A Preto ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Preto Locomotiva ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  3. A Primer Acrílico Preto Primer ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  4. A Rlm 21 Weiss ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  5. A Rlm 22 Schwarz ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  6. A Rlm 66 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

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