# Grim Black (Speedpaint 2.0) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Grim Black (Speedpaint 2.0) equivalents: Citadel Black Templar and Vallejo Black Lotus, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/speedpaint-2/grim-black

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Grim Black: Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 contrast, hex #161511. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Grim Black

Range

[Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

Finish

contrast

Hex

#161511

Hex source

community data

## Grim Black 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.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Black Templar](/paints/citadel-contrast/black-templar) Citadel Contrast ΔE 2.5

    near match
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Black Lotus](/paints/vallejo-xpress/black-lotus-72-423) Vallejo Xpress 72.423 ΔE 9.5

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Doom Death Black](/paints/two-thin-coats/doom-death-black) ΔE 11.6

    ⚠ cross-finish

Grim Black is a contrast paint from Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0. The closest paint in any other range is Black Templar from Citadel Contrast 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 Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Matt Black](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/matt-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.7
- [Death Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/death-metal) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.3
- [Rough Iron](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/rough-iron) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2

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

- [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.0
- [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 11.9

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

- [Corvus Black](/paints/citadel-base/corvus-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.3
- [Abaddon Black](/paints/citadel-base/abaddon-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.7
- [Dryad Bark](/paints/citadel-base/dryad-bark) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7

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

- [Black Templar](/paints/citadel-contrast/black-templar) near match ΔE 2.5
- [Basilicanum Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/basilicanum-grey) safe substitute ΔE 4.5
- [Black Legion](/paints/citadel-contrast/black-legion) safe substitute ΔE 5.4

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

- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.3
- [Vulkan Green](/paints/citadel-layer/vulkan-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.2
- [Eshin Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/eshin-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.7

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

- [Nuln Oil](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.8
- [Nuln Oil Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.8
- [Athonian Camoshade](/paints/citadel-shade/athonian-camoshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.3

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

- [Doom Death Black](/paints/two-thin-coats/doom-death-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6
- [War Master Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/war-master-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.2
- [Death Reaper](/paints/two-thin-coats/death-reaper) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.6

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

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-air/black-76-051) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.7
- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/night-blue-76-019) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2
- [Charred Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/charred-brown-76-045) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4

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

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-color/black-72-051) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.7
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-color/black-72-094) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.7
- [Charcoal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/charcoal-72-155) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1

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

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-70-642) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.5
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-wash-69-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.5
- [Pure Black](/paints/vallejo-mecha/pure-black-69-042) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.5

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.5
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 32.1
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 33.7

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

- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-301) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.6
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5

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

- [Black Lotus](/paints/vallejo-xpress/black-lotus-72-423) approximate ΔE 9.5
- [Willow Bark](/paints/vallejo-xpress/willow-bark-72-474) approximate ΔE 11.3
- [Greasy Black](/paints/vallejo-xpress/greasy-black-72-476) approximate ΔE 13.1

## Also in Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0

- [Occultist Cloak](/paints/speedpaint-2/occultist-cloak) approximate ΔE 13.6
- [Gravelord Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/gravelord-grey) approximate ΔE 16.9
- [Dark Wood](/paints/speedpaint-2/dark-wood) approximate ΔE 17.2

Every pot in [Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2) has a page like this one. Army Painter against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Vallejo](/paints/army-painter-to-vallejo), [Army Painter to Two Thin Coats](/paints/army-painter-to-two-thin-coats), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Vallejo to Army Painter](/paints/vallejo-to-army-painter), [Two Thin Coats to Army Painter](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-army-painter).

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##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Grim Black?

Black Templar from Citadel Contrast, at ΔE 2.5: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Grim Black?

Black Lotus from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 9.5: the nearest contrast paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Grim Black?

Doom Death Black from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 11.6. 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.