§ PAINT · 11th edition
Black LegionCitadel Contrast contrast, hex #232324. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Black Legion
- Range
- Citadel Contrast
- Finish
- contrast
- Hex
- #232324
- Hex source
- community data
Black Legion 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 LotusVallejo Xpress72.423ΔE 6.4safe substituteArmy Painter equivalent
Grim BlackSpeedpaint 2.0ΔE 5.4safe substituteTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Doom Death BlackΔE 7.7⚠ cross-finish
Black Legion is a contrast paint from Citadel Contrast. The closest paint in any other range is Grim Black from Speedpaint 2.0 at ΔE 5.4, 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
- Grim Blacksafe substituteΔE 5.4
- Occultist CloakapproximateΔE 8.1
- Gravelord GreyapproximateΔE 11.8
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Death Metal⚠ cross-finishΔE 2.6
- Rough Iron⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.6
- Matt Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.4
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Dark Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 1.5
- Strong Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.9
- Dark Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.0
Citadel Base
- Dryad Bark⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.2
- Corvus Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.3
- Abaddon Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.4
Citadel Layer
- Skavenblight Dinge⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.8
- Eshin Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.9
- Vulkan Green⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.2
Citadel Shade
- Nuln Oil⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.7
- Nuln Oil Gloss⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.7
- Drakenhof Nightshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.4
Two Thin Coats
- Doom Death Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.7
- Death Reaper⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.8
- War Master Green⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.2
Vallejo Game Air
- Night Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.7
- Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.4
- Royal Purple⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.0
Vallejo Game Color
- Charcoal⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.1
- Night Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.7
- Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.4
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Petrol Spills (Gloss)⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.3
- Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.2
- Black Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.2
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 27.2
- Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 28.0
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 29.5
Vallejo Wash
- Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 4.5
- Black Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.3
- Black Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.2
Vallejo Xpress
- Black Lotussafe substituteΔE 6.4
- Willow BarkapproximateΔE 8.9
- Greasy BlackapproximateΔE 9.1
Also in Citadel Contrast
- Basilicanum Greynear matchΔE 1.0
- Black Templarsafe substituteΔE 3.9
- Ratling GrimeapproximateΔE 8.2
Every pot in Citadel Contrast 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 Black Legion?
- Black Lotus from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 6.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Black Legion?
- Grim Black from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 5.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Black Legion?
- Doom Death Black from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 7.7. 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.