# Abaddon Black (Citadel Base) Paint Equivalents

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

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-base/abaddon-black

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Abaddon Black: Citadel Base opaque, hex #000000. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Abaddon Black

Range

[Citadel Base](/paints/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

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

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Matt Black](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/matt-black) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 0.0

    near match
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

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

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

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](/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](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Matt Black](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/matt-black) near match ΔE 0.0
- [Oak Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/oak-brown) approximate ΔE 15.5
- [Deep Ocean Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-ocean-blue) approximate ΔE 16.4

### [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 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) ◆ maker’s pick 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 Citadel Base

- [Corvus Black](/paints/citadel-base/corvus-black) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Dryad Bark](/paints/citadel-base/dryad-bark) approximate ΔE 11.2
- [Nocturne Green](/paints/citadel-base/nocturne-green) approximate ΔE 13.7

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

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=citadel-base-abaddon-black)

##  Questions

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.