Black (Mecha Color)
Vallejo · Mecha Color · 70.642
#020001 · L*0.1 a*0.7 b*-0.2
The closest match to Vallejo Black (Mecha Color) in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Black is a near-black neutral. 22 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Rose at ΔE 0.5. 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
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 Vallejo Black (Mecha Color)?
FolkArt Rose is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Black (Mecha Color) in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tamiya Black (ΔE 0.8) and Mr. Hobby Russianircraft Blueii (ΔE 0.8).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Black (Mecha Color)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Flat Black, RAL 9005, ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Vallejo Black Shop FolkArt Rose Shop FolkArt Metallics set
Black (Mecha Color) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Rose Metallics 652 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- A Look At Me Blue Acrylic Colors 2587 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
Black (Mecha Color) equivalent in Tamiya
- A Black Lacquer Paint LP-1 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- A Flat black Lacquer Paint LP-3 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
Black (Mecha Color) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Russianircraft Blueii Mr Color 393 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- A Black Acrysion N2 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
Black (Mecha Color) equivalent in Monument
- A Black Wash Pro Acrylic Wash 200 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- B AdeptiCon Spray-Team Satin Black Pro Acrylic Primer S39 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Black (Mecha Color) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Flat Black, RAL 9005 Real Colors - Modern RC001 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- A Pure Black -84- Figures AK3084 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
Black (Mecha Color) equivalent in Citadel
- A Abaddon Black Air ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- A Badab Black Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
Black (Mecha Color) equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- A Black Military Range 102 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- A Super Wash Black Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 169 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
Black (Mecha Color) equivalent in Foundry
- A Charcoal Black Shade Paint System 34A ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- A Blackened Barrel Shade Paint System 105A ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
Black (Mecha Color) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Black Stallion Acrylic Colors ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- D Primer Black Matt Surface ΔE 5.5 · similar
Black (Mecha Color) equivalent in Humbrol
- A Black Acrylics - Gloss 21 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- A Black Gloss Aerosol Sprays S21 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
Black (Mecha Color) equivalent in Italeri
- A Black Acrylic Paint 4695AP ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- E Gun Metal Acrylic Paint 4681AP ΔE 15.1 · far
Black (Mecha Color) equivalent in Mig
- A Washable Black Acrylics AMIG0104 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- B Starship Wash Washes AMIG1009 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Black in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Models | #000000 | Black | ΔE 1.0 |
| Mr. Paint | #000000 | Black Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 1.0 |
| P3 | #000000 | Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 1.0 |
| Reaper | #000000 | Brush-On Black Primer Master Series Paints Core Colors Primer | ΔE 1.0 |
| Scale75 | #000000 | Dark Stains Soil Works | ΔE 1.0 |
| The Army Painter | #000000 | Matt Black Warpaints | ΔE 1.0 |
| Tom Color | #000000 | Preto | ΔE 1.0 |
| Warcolours | #000000 | Black Inks for Shading and Glazing | ΔE 1.0 |
| Apple Barrel | #010101 | Black Colors | ΔE 1.0 |
| Creature | #09070B | Black Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 1.7 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.5 |
| Golden | #171512 | Carbon Black Fluid | ΔE 4.6 |
| Revell | #141519 | Black Email Color - Silk | ΔE 4.7 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 6.8 |
| Liquitex | #201B22 | Indigo Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 11.0 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 15.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 28.5 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- A Black Game Air ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- A Black Wash Mecha Color ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- A Pure Black Mecha Color ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- A Black Game Air ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- A Black Arte Deco ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- A Black Surface Primer ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot