# Black Wash (Vallejo Mecha Color) Paint Equivalents

> Black Wash (Vallejo Mecha Color) equivalents: Citadel Nuln Oil, Army Painter Dark Tone and Two Thin Coats Oblivion Black Wash.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-wash-69-518

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Black Wash: Vallejo Mecha Color wash, 69.518, hex #010101. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Black Wash

Range

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

Finish

wash

Code

69.518

Hex

#010101

Hex source

community data

## Black Wash equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Nuln Oil](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil) Citadel Shade ΔE 2.6

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 6.9

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Oblivion Black Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/oblivion-black-wash) ΔE 18.6

    approximate

Black Wash is a wash paint from Vallejo Mecha Color. The closest paint in any other range is Black Wash from Vallejo Wash at ΔE 2.2, 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 4.5
- [Occultist Cloak](/paints/speedpaint-2/occultist-cloak) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.9
- [Tyrian Navy](/paints/speedpaint-2/tyrian-navy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.6

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

- [Matt Black](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/matt-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 0.2
- [Death Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/death-metal) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.7
- [Rough Iron](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/rough-iron) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.3

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

- [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) safe substitute ΔE 6.9
- [Strong Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-tone) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) approximate ΔE 11.1

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

- [Abaddon Black](/paints/citadel-base/abaddon-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 0.2
- [Corvus Black](/paints/citadel-base/corvus-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.5
- [Dryad Bark](/paints/citadel-base/dryad-bark) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.0

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

- [Black Templar](/paints/citadel-contrast/black-templar) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.4
- [Leviadon Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/leviadon-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.0
- [Dark Angels Green](/paints/citadel-contrast/dark-angels-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.0

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

- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.3
- [Vulkan Green](/paints/citadel-layer/vulkan-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.4
- [Eshin Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/eshin-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.0

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

- [Nuln Oil](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil) near match ΔE 2.6
- [Nuln Oil Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil-gloss) near match ΔE 2.6
- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) safe substitute ΔE 6.5

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

- [Oblivion Black Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/oblivion-black-wash) approximate ΔE 18.6
- [Magi Purple Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/magi-purple-wash) approximate ΔE 24.1
- [Tempest Blue Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/tempest-blue-wash) approximate ΔE 24.8

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

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-air/black-76-051) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 0.2
- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/night-blue-76-019) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3
- [Midnight Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/midnight-purple-76-116) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.6

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

- [Violeta Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/violeta-wash-73-209) approximate ΔE 42.6
- [Yellow Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/yellow-wash-73-208) approximate ΔE 89.0

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 34.9
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 35.6
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 37.2

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

- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-301) near match ΔE 2.2
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) approximate ΔE 12.5
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) approximate ΔE 13.4

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

- [Black Lotus](/paints/vallejo-xpress/black-lotus-72-423) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8
- [Willow Bark](/paints/vallejo-xpress/willow-bark-72-474) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.2
- [Greasy Black](/paints/vallejo-xpress/greasy-black-72-476) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.3

## Also in Vallejo Mecha Color

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-70-642) near match ΔE 0.0
- [Pure Black](/paints/vallejo-mecha/pure-black-69-042) near match ΔE 0.0
- [Petrol Spills (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/petrol-spills-gloss-69-817) approximate ΔE 7.3

Every pot in [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha) 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-mecha-black-wash-69-518)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Black Wash?

Nuln Oil from Citadel Shade, at ΔE 2.6: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Black Wash?

Dark Tone from Warpaints Fanatic Wash, at ΔE 6.9: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Black Wash?

Oblivion Black Wash from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 18.6: the nearest wash paint from Two Thin Coats, though only an approximate match.