Paint record

Black

Monument Pro Acryl

Primer · #3F3F3F

Technical / primerPro Acryl

No shortage of substitutes here, Mordant Earth from Citadel matches at 81 percent and 9 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. Color-wise this is a muted, dark grey leaning neutral. For modelling, drop to Dark Neutral Grey in the recesses and step up to Dark Turquoise on the edges, both Monument Pro Acryl paints. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.

Cross-brand results

Black equivalents and near misses

Fair warning: nothing matches Monument Pro Acryl Black cleanly. The options below are the least bad, and every one of them drifts.

Closest Citadel equivalent: Citadel Mordant Earth, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.9).

From Tamiya: Tamiya Dark Grey 2, indistinguishable once dry (delta E 0.3), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.

Vallejo's closest color: Vallejo Grey Green, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.4), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.

Nearest in the Two Thin Coats catalog: Two Thin Coats Death Reaper, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.8), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.

The honest caveat: Citadel Mordant Earth dries slightly lighter than Black, so expect recess shading and edge highlights to shift with it.

How to read the score

90+Close

80sUsable

<70Mix

Color intelligence

About this color

Color profile

Familygrey
Lightnessdark
Saturationmuted
Undertoneneutral

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Match difficulty

Common color
Closest cross-brand match

Found in 9 other brands with a same-finish match.

Where painters use it

undercoat and priming
Common questions

Frequently asked

What is the closest equivalent to Monument Pro Acryl Black?

The closest same-finish match is Citadel Mordant Earth at 81% color similarity.

What color is Black?

Black is a dark muted grey with a neutral cast (hex #3F3F3F).

What do I highlight and shade Black with?

Highlight Black toward Dark Turquoise and shade it down into Dark Neutral Grey, both Monument Pro Acryl paints in the same finish family.

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