# Oblivion Black Wash (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

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

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/two-thin-coats/oblivion-black-wash

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Oblivion Black Wash: Two Thin Coats wash, hex #454344. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Oblivion Black Wash

Range

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

Finish

wash

Hex

#454344

Hex source

community data

## Oblivion Black Wash equivalents

One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Nuln Oil](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil) Citadel Shade ΔE 16.1

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) Vallejo Wash 76.517 ΔE 5.1

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 7.5

    approximate

Oblivion Black Wash is a wash paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Dark Grey from Vallejo Wash at ΔE 5.1, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none 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)

- [Gravelord Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/gravelord-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.6
- [Noble Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/noble-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7
- [Broadsword Silver](/paints/speedpaint-2/broadsword-silver) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8

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

- [Gun Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/gun-metal) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.7
- [Obsidian Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/obsidian-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Brigadine Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/brigadine-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.2

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

- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) approximate ΔE 7.5
- [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) approximate ΔE 11.8
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) approximate ΔE 13.5

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

- [Mechanicus Standard Grey](/paints/citadel-base/mechanicus-standard-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0
- [Dryad Bark](/paints/citadel-base/dryad-bark) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.7
- [Death Korps Drab](/paints/citadel-base/death-korps-drab) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.6

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

- [Ratling Grime](/paints/citadel-contrast/ratling-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.3
- [Garaghak's Sewer](/paints/citadel-contrast/garaghaks-sewer) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7
- [Black Legion](/paints/citadel-contrast/black-legion) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5

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

- [Eshin Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/eshin-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.8
- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.4
- [Gorthor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/gorthor-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4

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

- [Nuln Oil](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 16.1
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) approximate ΔE 14.6
- [Athonian Camoshade](/paints/citadel-shade/athonian-camoshade) approximate ΔE 15.5

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

- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2
- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/night-blue-76-019) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2
- [Charred Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/charred-brown-76-045) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.0

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

- [Violeta Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/violeta-wash-73-209) approximate ΔE 28.0
- [Yellow Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/yellow-wash-73-208) approximate ΔE 61.4

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

- [Oiled Earth Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oiled-earth-wash-69-521) approximate ΔE 13.1
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-wash-69-518) approximate ΔE 18.6
- [Dark Rust Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-rust-wash-69-507) approximate ΔE 37.5

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.1
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.0
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.5

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

- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) safe substitute ΔE 5.7
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) safe substitute ΔE 6.2

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

- [Greasy Black](/paints/vallejo-xpress/greasy-black-72-476) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Landser Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/landser-grey-72-469) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.3
- [Willow Bark](/paints/vallejo-xpress/willow-bark-72-474) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Death Reaper](/paints/two-thin-coats/death-reaper) near match ΔE 0.7
- [Doom Death Black](/paints/two-thin-coats/doom-death-black) safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Sir Coates Silver](/paints/two-thin-coats/sir-coates-silver) safe substitute ΔE 4.7

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

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##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Oblivion Black Wash?

Nuln Oil from Citadel Shade: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 16.1 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Oblivion Black Wash?

Dark Grey from Vallejo Wash, at ΔE 5.1: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Oblivion Black Wash?

Dark Skin Shade from Warpaints Fanatic Wash, at ΔE 7.5: the nearest wash paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.