# Charcoal (Vallejo Game Color) Paint Equivalents

> Charcoal (Vallejo Game Color) equivalents: Citadel Skavenblight Dinge, Army Painter Brigadine Brown and Two Thin Coats Doom Death Black.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-game-color/charcoal-72-155

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Charcoal: Vallejo Game Color opaque, 72.155, hex #363638. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Charcoal

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

72.155

Hex

#363638

Hex source

community data

## Charcoal equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) Citadel Layer ΔE 6.4

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Brigadine Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/brigadine-brown) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.8

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Doom Death Black](/paints/two-thin-coats/doom-death-black) ΔE 3.6

    safe substitute

Charcoal is an opaque paint from Vallejo Game Color. The closest paint in any other range is Doom Death Black from Two Thin Coats at ΔE 3.6, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 5 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 5.9
- [Occultist Cloak](/paints/speedpaint-2/occultist-cloak) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.9
- [Tyrian Navy](/paints/speedpaint-2/tyrian-navy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.1

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

- [Brigadine Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/brigadine-brown) safe substitute ΔE 6.8
- [Obsidian Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/obsidian-skin) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Deep Ocean Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-ocean-blue) approximate ΔE 10.8

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

- [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3

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

- [Dryad Bark](/paints/citadel-base/dryad-bark) safe substitute ΔE 6.7
- [Mechanicus Standard Grey](/paints/citadel-base/mechanicus-standard-grey) approximate ΔE 9.1
- [Death Korps Drab](/paints/citadel-base/death-korps-drab) approximate ΔE 10.8

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

- [Ratling Grime](/paints/citadel-contrast/ratling-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.4
- [Black Legion](/paints/citadel-contrast/black-legion) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Basilicanum Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/basilicanum-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9

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

- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) safe substitute ΔE 6.4
- [Eshin Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/eshin-grey) safe substitute ΔE 7.0
- [Dark Reaper](/paints/citadel-layer/dark-reaper) approximate ΔE 12.9

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

- [Nuln Oil](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8
- [Nuln Oil Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8
- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2

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

- [Doom Death Black](/paints/two-thin-coats/doom-death-black) safe substitute ΔE 3.6
- [Death Reaper](/paints/two-thin-coats/death-reaper) safe substitute ΔE 3.9
- [War Master Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/war-master-green) safe substitute ΔE 5.9

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

- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/night-blue-76-019) approximate ΔE 8.3
- [Charred Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/charred-brown-76-045) approximate ΔE 12.7
- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/abyssal-turquoise-76-120) approximate ΔE 12.7

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

- [Chipping Brown](/paints/vallejo-mecha/chipping-brown-69-035) safe substitute ΔE 5.6
- [Titan Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-dark-blue-69-022) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Dark Grey Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-grey-green-69-041) approximate ΔE 9.5

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.4
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.2
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.7

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

- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.9
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.2
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4

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

- [Greasy Black](/paints/vallejo-xpress/greasy-black-72-476) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.9
- [Black Lotus](/paints/vallejo-xpress/black-lotus-72-423) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5
- [Willow Bark](/paints/vallejo-xpress/willow-bark-72-474) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7

## Also in Vallejo Game Color

- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/night-blue-72-019) approximate ΔE 8.3
- [Heavy Black Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-black-green-72-147) approximate ΔE 10.0
- [Smokey Ink](/paints/vallejo-game-color/smokey-ink-72-068) approximate ΔE 10.3

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

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=vallejo-game-color-charcoal-72-155)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Charcoal?

Skavenblight Dinge from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 6.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Charcoal?

Brigadine Brown from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 6.8: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Charcoal?

Doom Death Black from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 3.6: a safe substitute in the same finish.