§ PAINT · 11th edition
Pure BlackVallejo Mecha Color opaque, 69.042, hex #010101. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Pure Black
- Range
- Vallejo Mecha Color
- Finish
- opaque
- Code
- 69.042
- Hex
- #010101
- Hex source
- community data
Pure Black equivalents
One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.
Citadel equivalent
Abaddon BlackCitadel BaseΔE 0.2near matchArmy Painter equivalent
Matt BlackWarpaints FanaticΔE 0.2near matchTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Doom Death BlackΔE 15.5approximate
Pure Black is an opaque paint from Vallejo Mecha Color. The closest paint in any other range is Matt Black from Warpaints Fanatic at ΔE 0.2, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 4 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 Speedpaint 2.0
- Grim Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 4.5
- Occultist Cloak⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.9
- Tyrian Navy⚠ cross-finishΔE 19.6
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Matt Blacknear matchΔE 0.2
- Oak BrownapproximateΔE 15.3
- Deep Ocean BlueapproximateΔE 16.3
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Dark Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.9
- Strong Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.2
- Dark Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.1
Citadel Base
- Abaddon Blacknear matchΔE 0.2
- Corvus Blacksafe substituteΔE 4.5
- Dryad BarkapproximateΔE 11.0
Citadel Contrast
- Black Templar⚠ cross-finishΔE 4.4
- Leviadon Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.0
- Dark Angels Green⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.0
Citadel Layer
- Skavenblight DingeapproximateΔE 18.3
- Vulkan GreenapproximateΔE 20.4
- Eshin GreyapproximateΔE 21.0
Citadel Shade
- Nuln Oil⚠ cross-finishΔE 2.6
- Nuln Oil Gloss⚠ cross-finishΔE 2.6
- Drakenhof Nightshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.5
Two Thin Coats
- Doom Death BlackapproximateΔE 15.5
- War Master GreenapproximateΔE 17.8
- Death ReaperapproximateΔE 18.0
Vallejo Game Air
- Blacknear matchΔE 0.2
- Night BlueapproximateΔE 11.3
- Midnight PurpleapproximateΔE 16.6
Vallejo Game Color
- Blacknear matchΔE 0.2
- Blacknear matchΔE 0.2
- Night BlueapproximateΔE 11.3
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 34.9
- Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 35.6
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 37.2
Vallejo Wash
- Black Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 2.2
- Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.5
- Black Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.4
Vallejo Xpress
- Black Lotus⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.8
- Willow Bark⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.2
- Greasy Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.3
Also in Vallejo Mecha Color
- Blacknear matchΔE 0.0
- Black Washnear matchΔE 0.0
- Petrol Spills (Gloss)approximateΔE 7.3
Every pot in Vallejo Mecha Color has a page like this one. Vallejo against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: Vallejo to Citadel, Vallejo to Army Painter, Vallejo to Two Thin Coats, Citadel to Vallejo, Army Painter to Vallejo, Two Thin Coats to Vallejo.
Match it in the toolQuestions
- What is the Citadel equivalent of Pure Black?
- Abaddon Black from Citadel Base, at ΔE 0.2: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Pure Black?
- Matt Black from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 0.2: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Pure Black?
- Doom Death Black from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 15.5: the nearest opaque paint from Two Thin Coats, though only an approximate match.