Charcoal
Vallejo · Game Color · 72.155
#363638 · L*22.7 a*0.5 b*-1.3
The closest match to Vallejo Charcoal in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Charcoal is a dark grey. 12 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Green Stuff World Blackroot Grey at ΔE 0.6. 6 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 Charcoal?
Green Stuff World Blackroot Grey is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Charcoal in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Amt-11 Blue Grey (ΔE 0.7) and Mig Dunkelgrau Shadow (ΔE 1.2).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Charcoal?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Amt-11 Blue Grey, ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Vallejo Charcoal Shop Green Stuff World Blackroot Grey Shop Green Stuff World Acrylic Colors set
Charcoal equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Blackroot Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- D Steel Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.5 · similar
Charcoal equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Amt-11 Blue Grey Air AK2245 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Navy Blue 5 N Naval AK5004 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Charcoal equivalent in Mig
- A Dunkelgrau Shadow Acrylics AMIG0906 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- C Rubber & Tires Acrylics AMIG0033 ΔE 3.7 · close
Charcoal equivalent in Mission Models
- A Pearl Deep Charcoal MMP-146 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Gun Metal MMM-010 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Charcoal equivalent in Reaper
- A Grey Liner Master Series Paints Core Colors 9065 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Black Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9255 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Charcoal equivalent in Scale75
- A Eclipse Grey Scale Color Range ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Green Grey Artist Range ΔE 3.2 · very close
Charcoal equivalent in Warcolours
- A Metallic Black Metallic paints ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- D Transparent Black Transparent paints ΔE 5.9 · similar
Charcoal equivalent in Liquitex
- A Muted Grey Heavy Body Acrylix 505 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- D Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix 503 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Charcoal equivalent in Tamiya
- A Black Spray TS-14 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- A Flat black Acrylics Mini Flat XF-1 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Charcoal equivalent in Foundry
- A British Denison Green Shade Paint System 98A ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- A Blackened Barrel Light Paint System 105C ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Charcoal equivalent in Humbrol
- A White Matt Aerosol Sprays S34 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics 53 ΔE 4.1 · close
Charcoal equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A MS Red Gundam Color Spray SG5 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Rlm66 Black Gray Mr Color 116 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Charcoal in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden | #373736 | Carbon Black OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 2.1 |
| FolkArt | #313439 | Payne Gray Pure™ Artist Pigment | ΔE 2.4 |
| Mr. Paint | #33383C | RLM 66 Schwarzgrau Mr Paint | ΔE 2.9 |
| Revell | #2E2F34 | Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 3.0 |
| The Army Painter | #363231 | Onyx Skin Skin Tones Paint Set | ΔE 3.1 |
| Arteza | #3B3A40 | Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 3.1 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 3.6 |
| Tom Color | #3D383C | Tire Black | ΔE 3.7 |
| Italeri | #32393D | Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.9 |
| Creature | #292D2F | Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 4.2 |
| Monument | #2A3235 | Dark Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #353630 | Pewter Grey Colors | ΔE 5.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3E373E | Dark Flesh Military Range | ΔE 5.6 |
| Citadel | #232324 | Black Legion Contrast | ΔE 6.1 |
| P3 | #2A2524 | Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.2 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 9.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 14.6 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- A Black Glaze Model Color ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Russian Thick Mud Weathering FX ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Hexed Lichen Game Air ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A NATO Black Model Air ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- A Black Wash Game Color Wash ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Black Model Air ΔE 2.2 · very close
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