Paint Equivalents

Black (Surface Primer)

Vallejo · Surface Primer · 70.602

#060606 · L*1.6 a*0.0 b*0.0

The closest match to Vallejo Black (Surface Primer) 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 The Army Painter Dark Tone at ΔE 0.2. 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 Vallejo Black (Surface Primer)?

The Army Painter Dark Tone is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Black (Surface Primer) in any other range, at ΔE 0.2 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color Preto Locomotiva (ΔE 0.3) and AK Interactive Amt-7 (a-26m) Black (ΔE 0.6).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Black (Surface Primer)?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Amt-7 (a-26m) Black, ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Black (Surface Primer) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Dark Tone Warpaints Tone WP1136 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. A Matt Black Warpaints WP1101 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Black (Surface Primer) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A Preto Locomotiva TC-0214 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
  2. A Primer Acrílico Preto Primer TCP-002 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable

Full Vallejo → Tom Color conversion chart

Black (Surface Primer) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Amt-7 (a-26m) Black Air AK2243 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. A Flat Black, RAL 9005 Real Colors - Modern RC001 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Black (Surface Primer) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. A Black Colors 20504 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black Gloss™ 20662 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable

Full Vallejo → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Black (Surface Primer) equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Blackened Barrel Shade Paint System 105A ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. A Charcoal Black Shade Paint System 34A ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable

Full Vallejo → Foundry conversion chart

Black (Surface Primer) equivalent in Creature

  1. A Coal Black Monument Pro Acryl MPA-002 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. B Black Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-053 ΔE 2.0 · very close

Black (Surface Primer) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Green Forest Acrylic Colors 448 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. A Pure Black Acrylic Colors 479 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → FolkArt conversion chart

Black (Surface Primer) equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Abaddon Black Air ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. A Badab Black Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable

Full Vallejo → Citadel conversion chart

Black (Surface Primer) equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. A Black Military Range 102 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. A Super Wash Black Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 169 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable

Full Vallejo → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Black (Surface Primer) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Black Stallion Acrylic Colors ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. C Primer Black Matt Surface ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Vallejo → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Black (Surface Primer) equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Black Acrylics - Gloss 21 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black Gloss Aerosol Sprays S21 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable

Full Vallejo → Humbrol conversion chart

Black (Surface Primer) equivalent in Italeri

  1. A Black Acrylic Paint 4695AP ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. E Gun Metal Acrylic Paint 4681AP ΔE 14.0 · far

Full Vallejo → Italeri conversion chart

Black in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mig #000000 Washable Black Acrylics ΔE 0.9
Mission Models #000000 Black ΔE 0.9
Mr. Hobby #000000 Black Acrysion ΔE 0.9
Mr. Paint #000000 Black Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 0.9
P3 #000000 Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 0.9
Reaper #000000 Brush-On Black Primer Master Series Paints Core Colors Primer ΔE 0.9
Scale75 #000000 Dark Stains Soil Works ΔE 0.9
Tamiya #000000 Black Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 0.9
Warcolours #000000 Black Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 0.9
Monument #080505 Black Wash Pro Acrylic Wash ΔE 1.2
Golden #171512 Carbon Black Fluid ΔE 3.7
Revell #141519 Black Email Color - Silk ΔE 4.2
Arteza #131318 Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 4.3
Acrilex #1E1B17 Preto Paints ΔE 5.9
Liquitex #222325 Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 7.5
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black Pure Pigments ΔE 10.4
Duncan #3C3936 Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 14.7
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 27.6

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Gloss Black Surface Primer ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black Arte Deco ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  3. A Black Game Air ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  4. A Black Game Air ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  5. A Black Wash Mecha Color ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  6. A Pure Black Mecha Color ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable

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