§ PAINT · 11th edition
Black LotusVallejo Xpress contrast, 72.423, hex #302627. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Black Lotus
- Range
- Vallejo Xpress
- Finish
- contrast
- Code
- 72.423
- Hex
- #302627
- Hex source
- community data
Black Lotus equivalents
One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.
Citadel equivalent
Black LegionCitadel ContrastΔE 6.4safe substituteArmy Painter equivalent
Occultist CloakSpeedpaint 2.0ΔE 9.0approximateTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Doom Death BlackΔE 7.9⚠ cross-finish
Black Lotus is a contrast paint from Vallejo Xpress. The closest paint in any other range is Black Legion from Citadel Contrast at ΔE 6.4, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none 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
- Occultist CloakapproximateΔE 9.0
- Grim BlackapproximateΔE 9.5
- Satchel BrownapproximateΔE 12.4
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Oak Brown⚠ cross-finishΔE 4.9
- Death Metal⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.4
- Rough Iron⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.6
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Dark Skin Shade⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.8
- Strong Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.6
- Dark Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.0
Citadel Base
- Rhinox Hide⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.1
- Corvus Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.3
- Catachan Fleshtone⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.1
Citadel Contrast
- Black Legionsafe substituteΔE 6.4
- Basilicanum Greysafe substituteΔE 6.8
- Ratling GrimeapproximateΔE 8.0
Citadel Layer
- Skavenblight Dinge⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.5
- Gorthor Brown⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.4
- Eshin Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.7
Citadel Shade
- Agrax Earthshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.2
- Agrax Earthshade Gloss⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.2
- Nuln Oil⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.7
Two Thin Coats
- Doom Death Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.9
- Death Reaper⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.5
- Oblivion Black Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.1
Vallejo Game Air
- Charred Brown⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.3
- Night Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.4
- Royal Purple⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.0
Vallejo Game Color
- Charred Brown⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.3
- Smokey Ink⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.4
- Charcoal⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.5
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Chipping Brown⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.1
- Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.8
- Black Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.8
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 26.4
- Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 27.2
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 28.6
Vallejo Wash
- Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.5
- Black Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.8
- Black Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.7
Also in Vallejo Xpress
- Willow Barksafe substituteΔE 3.9
- Greasy Blacksafe substituteΔE 5.5
- Muddy GroundapproximateΔE 7.7
Every pot in Vallejo Xpress 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 Black Lotus?
- Black Legion from Citadel Contrast, at ΔE 6.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Black Lotus?
- Occultist Cloak from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 9.0: the nearest contrast paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Black Lotus?
- Doom Death Black from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 7.9. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (opaque); it behaves differently on the model.