Transparent Black
Warcolours · Transparent paints
#262624 · L*15.1 a*-0.5 b*1.3
The closest match to Warcolours Transparent Black in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Transparent Black is a dark grey. 10 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Mars Black at ΔE 0.3. 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
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 Warcolours Transparent Black?
Golden Mars Black is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Transparent Black in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Apple Barrel Pavement (ΔE 0.7) and FolkArt Black (ΔE 0.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Transparent Black?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Thick Mud, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Transparent Black Shop Golden Mars Black Shop Golden Heavy Body set
Transparent Black equivalent in Golden
- A Mars Black Heavy Body 1200 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- A Carbon Black Heavy Body 1040 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
Transparent Black equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Pavement Colors 21490 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- B Camouflage Colors 21344 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Transparent Black equivalent in FolkArt
- A Black Watercolor Acrylic Paint™ 18128 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- A Licorice Shiny™ 2715 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
Transparent Black equivalent in Tom Color
- A Black Uniform Shadow TC-0234 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Nato Black TC-0200 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Transparent Black equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Satin Black General AK719 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Amt-12 Dark Grey Air AK2246 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Transparent Black equivalent in Vallejo
- A Black Thick Mud Weathering FX 73.812 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B German Grey Model Color 70.995 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Transparent Black equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 2.4 · very close
Transparent Black equivalent in Scale75
- A Inktense Black Inktensity Range ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Black Scale Color Range ΔE 2.4 · very close
Transparent Black equivalent in Tamiya
- A NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat XF-69 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Black Spray TS-14 ΔE 4.4 · close
Transparent Black equivalent in Humbrol
- A Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics 53 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Black Matt Aerosol Sprays S33 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Transparent Black equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Abyssal Black D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Death Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.2 · very close
Transparent Black equivalent in Citadel
- B Basilicanum Grey Contrast ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Black Legion Contrast ΔE 2.4 · very close
Transparent Black in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hobby | #1F1E1D | RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 2.7 |
| Reaper | #282421 | Stone Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash | ΔE 2.8 |
| Mission Models | #2E2D2D | NATO Black | ΔE 2.9 |
| Monument | #2C2D28 | Black Brown Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 3.0 |
| Liquitex | #222325 | Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.0 |
| Mig | #1C1C1C | Satin Black Acrylics | ΔE 3.4 |
| P3 | #2A2524 | Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.7 |
| Creature | #292D2F | Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.9 |
| Mr. Paint | #2C2829 | Chipping Dark Brown Matt Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 4.0 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 4.0 |
| Foundry | #323232 | Blackened Barrel Light Paint System | ΔE 4.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 4.8 |
| Revell | #252429 | Tar Black Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.3 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 6.5 |
| Italeri | #2F3739 | Gun Metal Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.9 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3B413F | Angel Green Fantasy Range | ΔE 9.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 19.8 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- B Warm Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Cool Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Metallic Black Metallic paints ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Black Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 9.4 · similar
- D One-coat Black One-coat paints ΔE 9.4 · similar
- E Warm Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 10.7 · far
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