# Black Lotus (Vallejo Xpress) Paint Equivalents

> Black Lotus (Vallejo Xpress, 72.423) equivalents: Citadel Black Legion and Army Painter Occultist Cloak, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-xpress/black-lotus-72-423

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Black Lotus: Vallejo Xpress contrast, 72.423, hex #302627. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Black Lotus

Range

[Vallejo Xpress](/paints/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 Legion](/paints/citadel-contrast/black-legion) Citadel Contrast ΔE 6.4

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Occultist Cloak](/paints/speedpaint-2/occultist-cloak) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 9.0

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Doom Death Black](/paints/two-thin-coats/doom-death-black) ΔE 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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Occultist Cloak](/paints/speedpaint-2/occultist-cloak) approximate ΔE 9.0
- [Grim Black](/paints/speedpaint-2/grim-black) approximate ΔE 9.5
- [Satchel Brown](/paints/speedpaint-2/satchel-brown) approximate ΔE 12.4

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

- [Oak Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/oak-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.9
- [Death Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/death-metal) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4
- [Rough Iron](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/rough-iron) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6

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

- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8
- [Strong Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6
- [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.0

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

- [Rhinox Hide](/paints/citadel-base/rhinox-hide) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.1
- [Corvus Black](/paints/citadel-base/corvus-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.3
- [Catachan Fleshtone](/paints/citadel-base/catachan-fleshtone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1

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

- [Black Legion](/paints/citadel-contrast/black-legion) safe substitute ΔE 6.4
- [Basilicanum Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/basilicanum-grey) safe substitute ΔE 6.8
- [Ratling Grime](/paints/citadel-contrast/ratling-grime) approximate ΔE 8.0

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

- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5
- [Gorthor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/gorthor-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.4
- [Eshin Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/eshin-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.7

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

- [Agrax Earthshade](/paints/citadel-shade/agrax-earthshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2
- [Agrax Earthshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/agrax-earthshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2
- [Nuln Oil](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.7

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

- [Doom Death Black](/paints/two-thin-coats/doom-death-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Death Reaper](/paints/two-thin-coats/death-reaper) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [Oblivion Black Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/oblivion-black-wash) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.1

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

- [Charred Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/charred-brown-76-045) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.3
- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/night-blue-76-019) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4
- [Royal Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/royal-purple-76-016) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0

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

- [Charred Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/charred-brown-72-045) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.3
- [Smokey Ink](/paints/vallejo-game-color/smokey-ink-72-068) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Charcoal](/paints/vallejo-game-color/charcoal-72-155) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5

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

- [Chipping Brown](/paints/vallejo-mecha/chipping-brown-69-035) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-70-642) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-wash-69-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.4
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.2
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.6

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

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.5
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-301) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.7

## Also in Vallejo Xpress

- [Willow Bark](/paints/vallejo-xpress/willow-bark-72-474) safe substitute ΔE 3.9
- [Greasy Black](/paints/vallejo-xpress/greasy-black-72-476) safe substitute ΔE 5.5
- [Muddy Ground](/paints/vallejo-xpress/muddy-ground-72-475) approximate ΔE 7.7

Every pot in [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress) 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-xpress-black-lotus-72-423)

##  Questions

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.