# Black Templar (Citadel Contrast) Paint Equivalents

> Black Templar (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/black-templar

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Black Templar: Citadel Contrast contrast, hex #171717. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Black Templar

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Hex

#171717

Hex source

community data

## Black Templar 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 8.4

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Grim Black](/paints/speedpaint-2/grim-black) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 2.5

    near match
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Doom Death Black](/paints/two-thin-coats/doom-death-black) ΔE 11.2

    ⚠ cross-finish

Black Templar is a contrast paint from Citadel Contrast. The closest paint in any other range is Grim Black from Speedpaint 2.0 at ΔE 2.5, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 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) near match ΔE 2.5
- [Occultist Cloak](/paints/speedpaint-2/occultist-cloak) approximate ΔE 11.3
- [Gravelord Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/gravelord-grey) approximate ΔE 15.6

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

- [Matt Black](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/matt-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.6
- [Death Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/death-metal) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.3
- [Rough Iron](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/rough-iron) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.6

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

- [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.5
- [Strong Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0

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

- [Corvus Black](/paints/citadel-base/corvus-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.9
- [Abaddon Black](/paints/citadel-base/abaddon-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.6
- [Dryad Bark](/paints/citadel-base/dryad-bark) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.1

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

- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1
- [Eshin Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/eshin-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.7
- [Vulkan Green](/paints/citadel-layer/vulkan-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.5

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

- [Nuln Oil](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.9
- [Nuln Oil Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.9
- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.9

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

- [Doom Death Black](/paints/two-thin-coats/doom-death-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2
- [War Master Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/war-master-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6
- [Death Reaper](/paints/two-thin-coats/death-reaper) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6

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

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-air/black-76-051) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.6
- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/night-blue-76-019) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Royal Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/royal-purple-76-016) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.5

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

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-color/black-72-051) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.6
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-color/black-72-094) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.6
- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/night-blue-72-019) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5

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

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-70-642) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.4
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-wash-69-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.4
- [Pure Black](/paints/vallejo-mecha/pure-black-69-042) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.4

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.8
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.5
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 33.0

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

- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-301) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.5
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1

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

- [Black Lotus](/paints/vallejo-xpress/black-lotus-72-423) approximate ΔE 8.4
- [Willow Bark](/paints/vallejo-xpress/willow-bark-72-474) approximate ΔE 10.9
- [Greasy Black](/paints/vallejo-xpress/greasy-black-72-476) approximate ΔE 12.3

## Also in Citadel Contrast

- [Basilicanum Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/basilicanum-grey) safe substitute ΔE 3.1
- [Black Legion](/paints/citadel-contrast/black-legion) safe substitute ΔE 3.9
- [Leviadon Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/leviadon-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.8

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).

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##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Black Templar?

Black Lotus from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 8.4: the nearest contrast paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Black Templar?

Grim Black from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 2.5: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Black Templar?

Doom Death Black from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 11.2. 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.