This is a common color; 7 other brands cover it, the nearest being Monument Pro Acryl Black Brown at 93 percent. Corvus Black sits in the black family: very dark in tone, muted in saturation, neutral in cast. For modelling, drop to Abaddon Black in the recesses and step up to Lupercal Green on the edges, both Citadel paints. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Corvus Black equivalents in other ranges
2 of the 10 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Citadel Corvus Black, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Monument Pro Acryl equivalent: Monument Pro Acryl Black Brown, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.4).
- From Scale75: Scale75 Black, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.5).
- Humbrol's closest color: Humbrol Black, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.3).
- Nearest in the Tamiya catalog: Tamiya Flat Black, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.3).
- Best Vallejo option: Vallejo Black, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.5).
- From The Army Painter: The Army Painter Night Sky, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.7).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.4 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Monument Pro Acryl
Scale75
Humbrol
Tamiya
Vallejo
The Army Painter
P3 Paints
AK Interactive
Revell
Green Stuff World
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 7 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Corvus Black?
The closest same-finish match is Monument Pro Acryl Black Brown at 93% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Corvus Black?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is Black at 82%, a same-finish match.
What color is Corvus Black?
Corvus Black is a very dark muted black with a neutral cast (hex #171314).
What do I highlight and shade Corvus Black with?
Highlight Corvus Black toward Lupercal Green and shade it down into Abaddon Black, both Citadel paints in the same finish family.