§ PAINT · 11th edition
Abaddon BlackCitadel Base opaque, hex #000000. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Abaddon Black
- Range
- Citadel Base
- Finish
- opaque
- Hex
- #000000
- Hex source
- community data
Abaddon Black equivalents
One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.
Vallejo equivalent
BlackVallejo Game Air76.051ΔE 0.0near matchArmy Painter equivalent
Matt BlackWarpaints FanaticΔE 0.0near matchTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Doom Death BlackΔE 15.6◆ maker’s pickapproximate
Abaddon Black is an opaque paint from Citadel Base. The closest paint in any other range is Matt Black from Warpaints Fanatic 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
- Grim Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 4.7
- Occultist Cloak⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.1
- Tyrian Navy⚠ cross-finishΔE 19.8
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Matt Blacknear matchΔE 0.0
- Oak BrownapproximateΔE 15.5
- Deep Ocean BlueapproximateΔE 16.4
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Dark Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.1
- Strong Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.3
- Dark Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.2
Citadel Contrast
- Black Templar⚠ cross-finishΔE 4.6
- Leviadon Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.1
- Dark Angels Green⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.0
Citadel Layer
- Skavenblight DingeapproximateΔE 18.5
- Vulkan GreenapproximateΔE 20.5
- Eshin GreyapproximateΔE 21.2
Citadel Shade
- Nuln Oil⚠ cross-finishΔE 2.7
- Nuln Oil Gloss⚠ cross-finishΔE 2.7
- Drakenhof Nightshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.6
Two Thin Coats
- Doom Death Black◆ maker’s pickapproximateΔE 15.6
- War Master GreenapproximateΔE 17.9
- Death ReaperapproximateΔE 18.1
Vallejo Game Air
- Blacknear matchΔE 0.0
- Night BlueapproximateΔE 11.4
- Midnight PurpleapproximateΔE 16.6
Vallejo Game Color
- Blacknear matchΔE 0.0
- Blacknear matchΔE 0.0
- Night BlueapproximateΔE 11.4
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Blacknear matchΔE 0.2
- Pure Blacknear matchΔE 0.2
- Petrol Spills (Gloss)approximateΔE 7.4
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 35.1
- Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 35.8
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 37.3
Vallejo Wash
- Black Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 2.3
- Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.7
- Black Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.5
Vallejo Xpress
- Black Lotus⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.9
- Willow Bark⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.4
- Greasy Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.4
Also in Citadel Base
- Corvus Blacksafe substituteΔE 4.7
- Dryad BarkapproximateΔE 11.2
- Nocturne GreenapproximateΔE 13.7
Every pot in Citadel Base has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: Citadel to Vallejo, Citadel to Army Painter, Citadel to Two Thin Coats, Vallejo to Citadel, Army Painter to Citadel, Two Thin Coats to Citadel.
Match it in the toolQuestions
- What is the Vallejo equivalent of Abaddon 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 Army Painter equivalent of Abaddon Black?
- Matt Black from Warpaints Fanatic, 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 Abaddon Black?
- Doom Death Black from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 15.6 apart.