# Pure Black (Vallejo Mecha Color) Paint Equivalents

> Pure Black (Vallejo Mecha Color) equivalents: Citadel Abaddon Black, Army Painter Matt Black and Two Thin Coats Doom Death Black.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-mecha/pure-black-69-042

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Pure Black: Vallejo Mecha Color opaque, 69.042, hex #010101. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Pure Black

Range

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

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 Black](/paints/citadel-base/abaddon-black) Citadel Base ΔE 0.2

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Matt Black](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/matt-black) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 0.2

    near match
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Doom Death Black](/paints/two-thin-coats/doom-death-black) ΔE 15.5

    approximate

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](/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) near match ΔE 0.2
- [Oak Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/oak-brown) approximate ΔE 15.3
- [Deep Ocean Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-ocean-blue) approximate ΔE 16.3

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

- [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9
- [Strong Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1

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

- [Abaddon Black](/paints/citadel-base/abaddon-black) near match ΔE 0.2
- [Corvus Black](/paints/citadel-base/corvus-black) safe substitute ΔE 4.5
- [Dryad Bark](/paints/citadel-base/dryad-bark) approximate 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) approximate ΔE 18.3
- [Vulkan Green](/paints/citadel-layer/vulkan-green) approximate ΔE 20.4
- [Eshin Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/eshin-grey) approximate ΔE 21.0

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

- [Nuln Oil](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.6
- [Nuln Oil Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.6
- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.5

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

- [Doom Death Black](/paints/two-thin-coats/doom-death-black) approximate ΔE 15.5
- [War Master Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/war-master-green) approximate ΔE 17.8
- [Death Reaper](/paints/two-thin-coats/death-reaper) approximate ΔE 18.0

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

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

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

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-color/black-72-051) near match ΔE 0.2
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-color/black-72-094) near match ΔE 0.2
- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/night-blue-72-019) approximate ΔE 11.3

### [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) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.2
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.5
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish 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
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-wash-69-518) 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-pure-black-69-042)

##  Questions

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.