# Black (Vallejo Wash) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Black (Vallejo Wash, 76.518) equivalents: Citadel Nuln Oil, Army Painter Dark Tone and Two Thin Coats Oblivion Black Wash, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Black: Vallejo Wash wash, 76.518, hex #323031. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Black

Range

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

Finish

wash

Code

76.518

Hex

#323031

Hex source

community data

## Black 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 10.0

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 5.8

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Oblivion Black Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/oblivion-black-wash) ΔE 6.2

    safe substitute

Black is a wash paint from Vallejo Wash. The closest paint in any other range is Dark Tone from Warpaints Fanatic Wash at ΔE 5.8, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 2 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)

- [Occultist Cloak](/paints/speedpaint-2/occultist-cloak) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.5
- [Gravelord Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/gravelord-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.0
- [Grim Black](/paints/speedpaint-2/grim-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3

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

- [Death Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/death-metal) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.4
- [Rough Iron](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/rough-iron) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.2
- [Brigadine Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/brigadine-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9

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

- [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) safe substitute ΔE 5.8
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) approximate ΔE 7.2
- [Strong Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-tone) approximate ΔE 8.9

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

- [Dryad Bark](/paints/citadel-base/dryad-bark) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.5
- [Corvus Black](/paints/citadel-base/corvus-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0
- [Rhinox Hide](/paints/citadel-base/rhinox-hide) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.7

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

- [Ratling Grime](/paints/citadel-contrast/ratling-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.1
- [Black Legion](/paints/citadel-contrast/black-legion) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.5
- [Basilicanum Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/basilicanum-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.2

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

- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.1
- [Eshin Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/eshin-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1
- [Gorthor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/gorthor-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.2

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

- [Nuln Oil](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil) approximate ΔE 10.0
- [Nuln Oil Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil-gloss) approximate ΔE 10.0
- [Athonian Camoshade](/paints/citadel-shade/athonian-camoshade) approximate ΔE 10.9

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

- [Oblivion Black Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/oblivion-black-wash) safe substitute ΔE 6.2
- [Tempest Blue Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/tempest-blue-wash) approximate ΔE 15.2
- [Magi Purple Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/magi-purple-wash) approximate ΔE 16.9

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

- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/night-blue-76-019) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Charred Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/charred-brown-76-045) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3
- [Royal Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/royal-purple-76-016) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.4

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

- [Violeta Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/violeta-wash-73-209) approximate ΔE 32.3
- [Yellow Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/yellow-wash-73-208) approximate ΔE 72.0

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

- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-wash-69-518) approximate ΔE 12.5
- [Oiled Earth Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oiled-earth-wash-69-521) approximate ΔE 18.1
- [Dark Rust Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-rust-wash-69-507) approximate ΔE 41.5

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.2
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.0
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.5

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

- [Greasy Black](/paints/vallejo-xpress/greasy-black-72-476) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.3
- [Black Lotus](/paints/vallejo-xpress/black-lotus-72-423) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.5
- [Willow Bark](/paints/vallejo-xpress/willow-bark-72-474) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.1

## Also in Vallejo Wash

- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) near match ΔE 1.5
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-301) approximate ΔE 10.5
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) approximate ΔE 11.0

Every pot in [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash) 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-wash-black-76-518)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Black?

Nuln Oil from Citadel Shade, at ΔE 10.0: the nearest wash paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Black?

Dark Tone from Warpaints Fanatic Wash, at ΔE 5.8: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Black?

Oblivion Black Wash from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 6.2: a safe substitute in the same finish.