Black (Model Color)
Vallejo · Model Color · 70.950
#231D1D · L*11.4 a*2.9 b*1.1
The closest match to Vallejo Black (Model Color) in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Black is a near-black neutral. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: FolkArt Burnt Umber, ΔE 0.0. 7 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 (Model Color)?
FolkArt Burnt Umber is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Black (Model Color) in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Black Rubber (ΔE 2.1) and Reaper Blackened Steel (ΔE 2.5).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Black (Model Color)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Black Rubber, ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
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Black (Model Color) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Burnt Umber Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2909 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- B Raw Umber Acrylic Colors 485 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Black (Model Color) equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Black Rubber Figures AK3007 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Black Grey / Bla Uniform Figures AK3006 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Black (Model Color) equivalent in Reaper
- B Blackened Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9205 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Stone Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9311 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Black (Model Color) equivalent in P3
- B Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Immortal Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Black (Model Color) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Night Scales Warpaints Air ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Dark Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 4.1 · close
Black (Model Color) equivalent in Humbrol
- B Black Satin Aerosol Sprays S85 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Black Matt Aerosol Sprays S33 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Black (Model Color) equivalent in Tom Color
- B Night Grey TC-0217 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Black Uniform Shadow TC-0234 ΔE 4.7 · close
Black (Model Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Extra Dark Rust Mr Paint MRP-361 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Chipping Dark Brown Matt Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A027 ΔE 3.6 · close
Black (Model Color) equivalent in Citadel
- C Corvus Black Air ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Mordant Earth Technical ΔE 3.5 · close
Black (Model Color) equivalent in Mig
- C Tracks Wash Washes AMIG1002 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Satin Black Acrylics AMIG0032 ΔE 4.1 · close
Black (Model Color) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color H416 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D German Gray Shadow Mr Color Modulation Set CMC09 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Black (Model Color) equivalent in Creature
- C Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl MPA-040 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Brown Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-052 ΔE 4.9 · close
Black in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 4.1 |
| Green Stuff World | #202020 | Primer Black Gloss Surface | ΔE 4.1 |
| Warcolours | #1E1D1B | Warm Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 4.1 |
| Scale75 | #1C1C1C | Decay Black Fantasy & Games Range | ΔE 4.1 |
| Liquitex | #252328 | Iridescent Black Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.2 |
| Foundry | #191919 | Blackened Barrel Paint System | ΔE 4.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #291E18 | Melted Chocolate Colors | ΔE 4.6 |
| Revell | #252429 | Tar Black Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 4.7 |
| Golden | #171512 | Carbon Black Fluid | ΔE 4.8 |
| Monument | #1D1E22 | Transparent Black Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.9 |
| Arteza | #2E201B | Vandyke Brown Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.4 |
| Mission Models | #2E2C2F | Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII | ΔE 5.4 |
| Tamiya | #222424 | NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 5.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 8.0 |
| Italeri | #000000 | Black Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.0 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 9.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 22.7 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- A Glossy Black Model Color ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- B Petrol Spills Weathering FX ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Black Lotus Xpress Color ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Black Grey Model Color ΔE 4.6 · close
- C Black Thick Mud Weathering FX ΔE 4.7 · close
- C Brown Splash Mud Weathering FX ΔE 4.9 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot