Crow Hue vs Carbon Black

Crow Hue

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#3a464a (estimate)

Carbon Black

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
PBk7
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#4f4f50 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Carbon Black is a little lighter, more muted than Crow Hue. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Crow Hue is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Carbon Black is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Carbon Black instead of Crow Hue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Carbon Black is a little lighter, more muted than Crow Hue. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Crow Hue instead of Carbon Black?

The same difference applies the other way round: Crow Hue is a little darker, more saturated.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Crow Hue on the colour wheel See Carbon Black on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Crow Hue

Other Army Painter paints close to Carbon Black

All matches: Crow Hue equivalents · Carbon Black equivalents

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