Paint Equivalents

Candy Black

Vallejo · Premium Airbrush Color · 62.079

#4C413F · L*28.6 a*4.3 b*3.0

The closest match to Vallejo Candy Black in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo Candy Black is a dark, muted red. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Real Brown at ΔE 1.5. 13 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

This range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.

What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Candy Black?

FolkArt Real Brown is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Candy Black in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Foundry Red Oxide Shade (ΔE 1.7) and Apple Barrel Burnt Umber (ΔE 1.9).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Candy Black?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Grey Brown, ΔE 4.4 — a close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Candy Black equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Real Brown Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2908 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. A Real Brown Acrylic Colors 231 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → FolkArt conversion chart

Candy Black equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Red Oxide Shade Paint System 102A ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C Charcoal Black Paint System 34B ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Vallejo → Foundry conversion chart

Candy Black equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. A Burnt Umber Colors 20512 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. D Chocolate Sprinkle Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21982E ΔE 6.4 · similar

Full Vallejo → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Candy Black equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B RLM 81 Variant 2 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A074 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Nato Brown Mr Paint MRP-079 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Candy Black equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Dungeon Grey Master Series Paints Bones 9466 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D Dusky Skin Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9250 ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full Vallejo → Reaper conversion chart

Candy Black equivalent in Golden

  1. B Raw Umber Fluid 2350 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C N2 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1442 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Vallejo → Golden conversion chart

Candy Black equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Tin Bitz Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. C Charadon Granite Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Vallejo → Citadel conversion chart

Candy Black equivalent in Scale75

  1. C Thrash Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Petroleum Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Vallejo → Scale75 conversion chart

Candy Black equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C Ground Color Mr Color 522 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. C Rlm66 Black Gray Mr Color 116 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Candy Black equivalent in Italeri

  1. C Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint 4858AP ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Pz. Schokobraun RAL 8017 Acrylic Paint 4797AP ΔE 9.9 · similar

Full Vallejo → Italeri conversion chart

Candy Black equivalent in Duncan

  1. C Scorched Earth Wave 1 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. C Cuirass Leather Wave 1 ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Vallejo → Duncan conversion chart

Candy Black equivalent in Mission Models

  1. C Metallic Burnt Iron 1 MMM-001 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. D Rotbraun RAL 8017 MMP-012 ΔE 7.0 · similar

Full Vallejo → Mission Models conversion chart

Candy Black in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
AK Interactive #4D4948 Grey Brown Figures ΔE 4.4
Monument #423431 Dark Umber Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.4
Tamiya #3F3B3A Metallic black Lacquer Paint ΔE 4.5
The Army Painter #443638 Dark Skin Shade Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 4.5
Tom Color #513D36 Rusted Umber ΔE 4.8
Mig #3D383C Rubber & Tires Acrylics ΔE 5.5
Green Stuff World #3B302E Dark Umber Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.5
Warcolours #494641 Warm Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 5.7
Kimera Kolors #54483C Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 6.1
Coat d'Arms #3E373E Dark Flesh Military Range ΔE 6.4
Arteza #3E2E29 Raw Umber Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 6.6
Acrilex #52483B Sépia Paints ΔE 7.0
P3 #48453D Greylord Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.0
Revell #583E41 Leather Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 7.4
Liquitex #343434 Muted Grey Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 7.9
Humbrol #323232 White Matt Aerosol Sprays ΔE 8.4
Creature #2C282A Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 9.4
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 13.3

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Dark Rust Panzer Aces ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. A Brown Glaze Model Color ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  3. A Rust Texture Weathering FX ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  4. A Armour Brown Model Air ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  5. B Charred Brown Game Air ΔE 2.2 · very close
  6. B Greasy Black Xpress Color ΔE 2.5 · very close

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