# Black Wash 73.201 (Vallejo Wash) Paint Equivalents

> Black Wash 73.201 (Vallejo Wash) equivalents: Citadel Nuln Oil, Army Painter Dark Skin Shade and Two Thin Coats Oblivion Black Wash, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Black Wash: Vallejo Wash wash, 73.201, hex #343235. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Black Wash

Range

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

Finish

wash

Code

73.201

Hex

#343235

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 10.9

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 6.8

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Oblivion Black Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/oblivion-black-wash) ΔE 5.7

    safe substitute

Black Wash is a wash paint from Vallejo Wash. The closest paint in any other range is Oblivion Black Wash from Two Thin Coats at ΔE 5.7, 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 5.2
- [Gravelord Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/gravelord-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.2
- [Grim Black](/paints/speedpaint-2/grim-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5

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

- [Death Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/death-metal) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.6
- [Brigadine Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/brigadine-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.9
- [Obsidian Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/obsidian-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.1

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

- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) safe substitute ΔE 6.8
- [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) safe substitute ΔE 6.8
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) approximate ΔE 9.6

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

- [Dryad Bark](/paints/citadel-base/dryad-bark) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.1
- [Corvus Black](/paints/citadel-base/corvus-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.7
- [Rhinox Hide](/paints/citadel-base/rhinox-hide) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5

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

- [Ratling Grime](/paints/citadel-contrast/ratling-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.4
- [Black Legion](/paints/citadel-contrast/black-legion) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.3
- [Basilicanum Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/basilicanum-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.2

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

- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5
- [Eshin Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/eshin-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Gorthor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/gorthor-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.0

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

- [Nuln Oil](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil) approximate ΔE 10.9
- [Nuln Oil Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil-gloss) approximate ΔE 10.9
- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) approximate ΔE 11.6

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

- [Oblivion Black Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/oblivion-black-wash) safe substitute ΔE 5.7
- [Tempest Blue Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/tempest-blue-wash) approximate ΔE 14.2
- [Magi Purple Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/magi-purple-wash) approximate ΔE 15.8

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

- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/night-blue-76-019) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Charred Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/charred-brown-76-045) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5
- [Royal Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/royal-purple-76-016) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5

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

- [Violeta Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/violeta-wash-73-209) approximate ΔE 31.1
- [Yellow Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/yellow-wash-73-208) approximate ΔE 71.5

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

- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-wash-69-518) approximate ΔE 13.4
- [Oiled Earth Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oiled-earth-wash-69-521) approximate ΔE 17.9
- [Dark Rust Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-rust-wash-69-507) approximate ΔE 41.6

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.6
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.5
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.9

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

- [Greasy Black](/paints/vallejo-xpress/greasy-black-72-476) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.2
- [Black Lotus](/paints/vallejo-xpress/black-lotus-72-423) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8
- [Willow Bark](/paints/vallejo-xpress/willow-bark-72-474) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6

## Also in Vallejo Wash

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) near match ΔE 1.5
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) approximate ΔE 10.7
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-301) approximate ΔE 11.3

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).

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##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Black Wash 73.201?

Nuln Oil from Citadel Shade, at ΔE 10.9: the nearest wash paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Black Wash 73.201?

Dark Skin Shade from Warpaints Fanatic Wash, at ΔE 6.8: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Black Wash 73.201?

Oblivion Black Wash from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 5.7: a safe substitute in the same finish.