Matt Black Equivalents
Army Painter Warpaints · Base · Matte · WP1101
Discontinued — see current equivalents belowDon't have Matt Black? Get a free step-by-step guide using the paints you own.
Make a free guideLooking for a Matt Black equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Matt Black (Army Painter Warpaints) in AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Wash, Citadel Colour, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Speedpaint, Monument Pro Acryl, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
Closest match in each brand
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Matt Black, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.
- Shade 2Matt BlackArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1BlackVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- BaseMatt BlackArmy Painter Warpaints
- Highlight 1Ash GreyAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Highlight 2Shadowed StoneReaper MSPGreat match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.