# Basilicanum Grey (Citadel Contrast) Paint Equivalents

> Basilicanum Grey (Citadel Contrast) equivalents: Vallejo Black Lotus and Army Painter Grim Black, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-contrast/basilicanum-grey

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Basilicanum Grey: Citadel Contrast contrast, hex #212121. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Basilicanum Grey

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Hex

#212121

Hex source

community data

## Basilicanum Grey equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.

- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Black Lotus](/paints/vallejo-xpress/black-lotus-72-423) Vallejo Xpress 72.423 ΔE 6.8

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Grim Black](/paints/speedpaint-2/grim-black) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 4.5

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Doom Death Black](/paints/two-thin-coats/doom-death-black) ΔE 8.1

    ⚠ cross-finish

Basilicanum Grey is a contrast paint from Citadel Contrast. The closest paint in any other range is Grim Black from Speedpaint 2.0 at ΔE 4.5, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 2 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) safe substitute ΔE 4.5
- [Occultist Cloak](/paints/speedpaint-2/occultist-cloak) approximate ΔE 9.1
- [Gravelord Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/gravelord-grey) approximate ΔE 12.6

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

- [Death Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/death-metal) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.2
- [Rough Iron](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/rough-iron) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5
- [Matt Black](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/matt-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7

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

- [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 0.6
- [Strong Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.3
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6

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

- [Dryad Bark](/paints/citadel-base/dryad-bark) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.8
- [Corvus Black](/paints/citadel-base/corvus-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.9
- [Abaddon Black](/paints/citadel-base/abaddon-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7

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

- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1
- [Eshin Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/eshin-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6
- [Vulkan Green](/paints/citadel-layer/vulkan-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.0

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

- [Nuln Oil](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.0
- [Nuln Oil Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.0
- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.3

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

- [Doom Death Black](/paints/two-thin-coats/doom-death-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1
- [Death Reaper](/paints/two-thin-coats/death-reaper) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5
- [War Master Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/war-master-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.7

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

- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/night-blue-76-019) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-air/black-76-051) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7
- [Charred Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/charred-brown-76-045) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.4

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

- [Charcoal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/charcoal-72-155) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9
- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/night-blue-72-019) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-color/black-72-051) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7

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

- [Petrol Spills (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/petrol-spills-gloss-69-817) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.1
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-70-642) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-wash-69-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.8
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.5
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.1

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

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.2
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-301) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.6
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.2

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

- [Black Lotus](/paints/vallejo-xpress/black-lotus-72-423) safe substitute ΔE 6.8
- [Willow Bark](/paints/vallejo-xpress/willow-bark-72-474) approximate ΔE 9.1
- [Greasy Black](/paints/vallejo-xpress/greasy-black-72-476) approximate ΔE 9.7

## Also in Citadel Contrast

- [Black Legion](/paints/citadel-contrast/black-legion) near match ΔE 1.0
- [Black Templar](/paints/citadel-contrast/black-templar) safe substitute ΔE 3.1
- [Leviadon Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/leviadon-blue) approximate ΔE 8.0

Every pot in [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast) 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-contrast-basilicanum-grey)

##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Basilicanum Grey?

Black Lotus from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 6.8: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Basilicanum Grey?

Grim Black from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 4.5: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Basilicanum Grey?

Doom Death Black from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 8.1. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (opaque); it behaves differently on the model.