# Corvus Black (Citadel Base) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

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

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Corvus Black: Citadel Base opaque, hex #171314. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Corvus Black

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#171314

Hex source

community data

## Corvus 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-mecha/black-70-642) Vallejo Mecha Color 70.642 ΔE 4.5

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Matt Black](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/matt-black) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.7

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Death Reaper](/paints/two-thin-coats/death-reaper) ΔE 14.5

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Corvus Black is an opaque paint from Citadel Base. The closest paint in any other range is Black from Vallejo Mecha Color at ΔE 4.5, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 4 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 4.3
- [Occultist Cloak](/paints/speedpaint-2/occultist-cloak) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.7
- [Gravelord Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/gravelord-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.7

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

- [Matt Black](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/matt-black) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Oak Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/oak-brown) approximate ΔE 11.0
- [Brigadine Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/brigadine-brown) approximate ΔE 13.7

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

- [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.4
- [Strong Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.3
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8

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

- [Black Templar](/paints/citadel-contrast/black-templar) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.9
- [Basilicanum Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/basilicanum-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.9
- [Black Legion](/paints/citadel-contrast/black-legion) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.3

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

- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) approximate ΔE 15.1
- [Eshin Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/eshin-grey) approximate ΔE 17.9
- [Gorthor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/gorthor-brown) approximate ΔE 20.4

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

- [Nuln Oil](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.0
- [Nuln Oil Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.0
- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.3

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

- [Death Reaper](/paints/two-thin-coats/death-reaper) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 14.5
- [Doom Death Black](/paints/two-thin-coats/doom-death-black) approximate ΔE 12.1
- [War Master Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/war-master-green) approximate ΔE 15.6

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

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-air/black-76-051) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/night-blue-76-019) approximate ΔE 8.8
- [Royal Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/royal-purple-76-016) approximate ΔE 13.0

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

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-color/black-72-051) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-color/black-72-094) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/night-blue-72-019) approximate ΔE 8.8

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

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-70-642) safe substitute ΔE 4.5
- [Pure Black](/paints/vallejo-mecha/pure-black-69-042) safe substitute ΔE 4.5
- [Petrol Spills (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/petrol-spills-gloss-69-817) approximate ΔE 7.8

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.7
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 32.5
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 34.0

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

- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-301) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.6
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.7

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

- [Black Lotus](/paints/vallejo-xpress/black-lotus-72-423) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.3
- [Willow Bark](/paints/vallejo-xpress/willow-bark-72-474) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.1
- [Greasy Black](/paints/vallejo-xpress/greasy-black-72-476) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2

## Also in Citadel Base

- [Abaddon Black](/paints/citadel-base/abaddon-black) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Dryad Bark](/paints/citadel-base/dryad-bark) approximate ΔE 8.9
- [Rhinox Hide](/paints/citadel-base/rhinox-hide) approximate ΔE 14.0

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-corvus-black)

##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Corvus Black?

Black from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 4.5: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Corvus Black?

Matt Black from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 4.7: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Corvus Black?

Death Reaper from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 14.5 apart.