# Matt Black (Warpaints Fanatic) Paint Equivalents

> Matt Black (Warpaints Fanatic) equivalents: Citadel Abaddon Black, Vallejo Black and Two Thin Coats Doom Death Black, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/army-painter-fanatic/matt-black

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Matt Black: Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic opaque, hex #000000. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Matt Black

Range

[Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

Finish

opaque

Hex

#000000

Hex source

community data

## Matt Black equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Abaddon Black](/paints/citadel-base/abaddon-black) Citadel Base ΔE 0.0

    near match
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-air/black-76-051) Vallejo Game Air 76.051 ΔE 0.0

    near match
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Doom Death Black](/paints/two-thin-coats/doom-death-black) ΔE 15.6

    approximate

Matt Black is an opaque paint from Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic. The closest paint in any other range is Abaddon Black from Citadel Base at ΔE 0.0, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 4 offer a near match and none a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

### [Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Grim Black](/paints/speedpaint-2/grim-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.7
- [Occultist Cloak](/paints/speedpaint-2/occultist-cloak) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.1
- [Tyrian Navy](/paints/speedpaint-2/tyrian-navy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.8

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.1
- [Strong Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.3
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2

### [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

- [Abaddon Black](/paints/citadel-base/abaddon-black) near match ΔE 0.0
- [Corvus Black](/paints/citadel-base/corvus-black) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Dryad Bark](/paints/citadel-base/dryad-bark) approximate ΔE 11.2

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Black Templar](/paints/citadel-contrast/black-templar) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.6
- [Leviadon Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/leviadon-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.1
- [Dark Angels Green](/paints/citadel-contrast/dark-angels-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.0

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) approximate ΔE 18.5
- [Vulkan Green](/paints/citadel-layer/vulkan-green) approximate ΔE 20.5
- [Eshin Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/eshin-grey) approximate ΔE 21.2

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Nuln Oil](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.7
- [Nuln Oil Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.7
- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Doom Death Black](/paints/two-thin-coats/doom-death-black) approximate ΔE 15.6
- [War Master Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/war-master-green) approximate ΔE 17.9
- [Death Reaper](/paints/two-thin-coats/death-reaper) approximate ΔE 18.1

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-air/black-76-051) near match ΔE 0.0
- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/night-blue-76-019) approximate ΔE 11.4
- [Midnight Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/midnight-purple-76-116) approximate ΔE 16.6

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-color/black-72-051) near match ΔE 0.0
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-color/black-72-094) near match ΔE 0.0
- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/night-blue-72-019) approximate ΔE 11.4

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-70-642) near match ΔE 0.2
- [Pure Black](/paints/vallejo-mecha/pure-black-69-042) near match ΔE 0.2
- [Petrol Spills (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/petrol-spills-gloss-69-817) approximate ΔE 7.4

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 35.1
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 35.8
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 37.3

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-301) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.3
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.5

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Black Lotus](/paints/vallejo-xpress/black-lotus-72-423) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.9
- [Willow Bark](/paints/vallejo-xpress/willow-bark-72-474) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.4
- [Greasy Black](/paints/vallejo-xpress/greasy-black-72-476) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.4

## Also in Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic

- [Death Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/death-metal) approximate ΔE 10.9
- [Rough Iron](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/rough-iron) approximate ΔE 13.4
- [Oak Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/oak-brown) approximate ΔE 15.5

Every pot in [Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic) has a page like this one. Army Painter against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Vallejo](/paints/army-painter-to-vallejo), [Army Painter to Two Thin Coats](/paints/army-painter-to-two-thin-coats), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Vallejo to Army Painter](/paints/vallejo-to-army-painter), [Two Thin Coats to Army Painter](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-army-painter).

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##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Matt Black?

Abaddon Black from Citadel Base, at ΔE 0.0: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Matt Black?

Black from Vallejo Game Air, at ΔE 0.0: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Matt Black?

Doom Death Black from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 15.6: the nearest opaque paint from Two Thin Coats, though only an approximate match.