Dark Crimson sits in the black family: very dark in tone, moderate in saturation, neutral in cast. Highlight it toward Drab Brown, the nearest lighter paint in the Monument Pro Acryl lane. This color is somewhat distinctive: 2 brands offer a strong same-finish match, P3 Paints Thamar Black closest at 91 percent. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Dark Crimson equivalents in other ranges
1 of the 10 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Monument Pro Acryl Dark Crimson, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest P3 Paints equivalent: P3 Paints Thamar Black, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.8).
- Citadel's closest color: Citadel Corvus Black, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.4).
- Nearest in the Vallejo catalog: Vallejo Black, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.6).
- Best Scale75 option: Scale75 Black, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.9).
- From AK Interactive: AK Interactive Brown Black, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.3).
- Humbrol's closest color: Humbrol Gloss Black, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.9).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.8 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
P3 Paints
Citadel
Vallejo
Scale75
AK Interactive
Humbrol
The Army Painter
Green Stuff World
Revell
Tamiya
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 2 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Monument Pro Acryl Dark Crimson?
The closest same-finish match is P3 Paints Thamar Black at 91% color similarity.
Is there a Citadel equivalent of Dark Crimson?
Yes. The closest Citadel option is Corvus Black at 83%, a same-finish match.
What color is Dark Crimson?
Dark Crimson is a very dark moderate black with a neutral cast (hex #180D0C).
What do I highlight and shade Dark Crimson with?
The next step up for highlighting Dark Crimson is Drab Brown in the Monument Pro Acryl range. Nothing sits directly below it in the same lane, so reach for a wash to shade.