# Nuln Oil (Citadel Shade) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Nuln Oil (Citadel Shade) equivalents: Vallejo Black Wash, Army Painter Dark Tone and Two Thin Coats Oblivion Black Wash, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Nuln Oil: Citadel Shade wash, hex #101010. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Nuln Oil

Range

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

Finish

wash

Hex

#101010

Hex source

vendor swatch

## Nuln Oil 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 Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-301) Vallejo Wash 73.301 ΔE 1.0

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 4.4

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Oblivion Black Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/oblivion-black-wash) ΔE 16.1

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Nuln Oil is a wash paint from Citadel Shade. The closest paint in any other range is Black Wash from Vallejo Wash at ΔE 1.0, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 2 offer a near match and 1 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 2.8
- [Occultist Cloak](/paints/speedpaint-2/occultist-cloak) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7
- [Gravelord Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/gravelord-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.4

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

- [Matt Black](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/matt-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.7
- [Death Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/death-metal) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1
- [Rough Iron](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/rough-iron) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1

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

- [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) safe substitute ΔE 4.4
- [Strong Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-tone) safe substitute ΔE 6.7
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) approximate ΔE 9.7

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

- [Abaddon Black](/paints/citadel-base/abaddon-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.7
- [Corvus Black](/paints/citadel-base/corvus-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.0
- [Dryad Bark](/paints/citadel-base/dryad-bark) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7

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

- [Black Templar](/paints/citadel-contrast/black-templar) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.9
- [Basilicanum Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/basilicanum-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.0
- [Leviadon Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/leviadon-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.1

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

- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.8
- [Eshin Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/eshin-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.5
- [Vulkan Green](/paints/citadel-layer/vulkan-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.6

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

- [Oblivion Black Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/oblivion-black-wash) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 16.1
- [Magi Purple Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/magi-purple-wash) approximate ΔE 22.5
- [Tempest Blue Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/tempest-blue-wash) approximate ΔE 22.6

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

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-air/black-76-051) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.7
- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/night-blue-76-019) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [Royal Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/royal-purple-76-016) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.2

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

- [Violeta Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/violeta-wash-73-209) approximate ΔE 40.5
- [Yellow Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/yellow-wash-73-208) approximate ΔE 87.5

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

- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-wash-69-518) near match ΔE 2.6
- [Oiled Earth Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oiled-earth-wash-69-521) approximate ΔE 27.2
- [Dark Rust Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-rust-wash-69-507) approximate ΔE 48.5

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 32.5
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 33.2
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 34.8

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

- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-301) near match ΔE 1.0
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) approximate ΔE 10.0
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) approximate ΔE 10.9

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

- [Black Lotus](/paints/vallejo-xpress/black-lotus-72-423) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.7
- [Willow Bark](/paints/vallejo-xpress/willow-bark-72-474) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2
- [Greasy Black](/paints/vallejo-xpress/greasy-black-72-476) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.9

## Also in Citadel Shade

- [Nuln Oil Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil-gloss) near match ΔE 0.0
- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) safe substitute ΔE 5.8
- [Athonian Camoshade](/paints/citadel-shade/athonian-camoshade) approximate ΔE 7.9

Every pot in [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade) 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 Nuln Oil?

Black Wash from Vallejo Wash, at ΔE 1.0: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Nuln Oil?

Dark Tone from Warpaints Fanatic Wash, at ΔE 4.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Nuln Oil?

Oblivion Black Wash from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 16.1 apart.