No shortage of substitutes here, Blindwater Green from P3 Paints matches at 90 percent and 5 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. Black Uniform Base is a very dark muted black with a neutral cast. For modelling, drop to Strong Dark Blue in the recesses and step up to Black Purple on the edges, both AK Interactive paints. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Black Uniform Base equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Black Uniform Base outright, but 2 ranges come close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest P3 Paints equivalent: P3 Paints Blindwater Green, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.0).
- Monument Pro Acryl's closest color: Monument Pro Acryl Black Green, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.0).
- Nearest in the Vallejo catalog: Vallejo Charcoal, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.8).
- Best Humbrol option: Humbrol Black, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.7).
- From Tamiya: Tamiya Flat Black, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.7).
- Revell's closest color: Revell Black/Schwarz (RAL 9005), a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.5).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.0 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
P3 Paints
Monument Pro Acryl
Vallejo
Humbrol
Tamiya
Revell
Green Stuff World
The Army Painter
Citadel
Scale75
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 5 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Black Uniform Base?
The closest same-finish match is P3 Paints Blindwater Green at 90% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Black Uniform Base?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is Charcoal at 86%, a same-finish match.
What color is Black Uniform Base?
Black Uniform Base is a very dark muted black with a neutral cast (hex #151611).
What do I highlight and shade Black Uniform Base with?
Highlight Black Uniform Base toward Black Purple and shade it down into Strong Dark Blue, both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.