What is the difference between Ocean Gray (FS35164) and Night Sky?

ΔE 8 (close). Night Sky is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ocean Gray (FS35164) vs Night Sky

Ocean Gray (FS35164)

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11341
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #485a68 (estimate)

Night Sky

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #394858 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Night Sky is a little darker, warmer than Ocean Gray (FS35164).

Can I use Night Sky instead of Ocean Gray (FS35164)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Night Sky is a little darker, warmer than Ocean Gray (FS35164).

Can I use Ocean Gray (FS35164) instead of Night Sky?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ocean Gray (FS35164) is a little lighter, cooler.

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 Ocean Gray (FS35164) on the colour wheel See Night Sky on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Ocean Gray (FS35164)

Ocean Gray (FS35164) vs Iron WolfWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Night Sky
Ocean Gray (FS35164) vs Deep GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Night Sky
Ocean Gray (FS35164) vs Necromancer CloakWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Night Sky

Other AK Interactive paints close to Night Sky

Night Sky vs RLM 83 (AK11839)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Ocean Gray (FS35164)
Night Sky vs Deep Sea Blue (AK11864)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ocean Gray (FS35164)
Night Sky vs French Greyish Blue (AK11439)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ocean Gray (FS35164)

All matches: Ocean Gray (FS35164) equivalents · Night Sky equivalents